Romulus Central School District

Public school district · Seneca County · New York · NCES district ID 3624930

Romulus Central School District spent $25,926 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 57% of the other New York districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $26,657). Its one school enrolled 427 students in 2024-25; 47.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $27,361 per student, up 5.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (New York: 87.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among New York districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Romulus Central in enrollment (455 to 466 students) and Romulus Central itself.

Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Romulus Central, FY23Alexandria Central $30,471; Brilla Veritas Charter School $29,361; Bronx Community Charter School $27,808; Romulus Central $25,926; Rosalyn Yalow Charter School $25,297; Bronx Charter School for Excellence 2 $25,115; New Visions Charter HS-Adv Math/Scie $22,489; South Bronx Charter School $21,799; Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica $15,335; Academic Leadership Charter School $13,169; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.10k20k30k40kAlexandria Central$30,471Brilla Veritas Charter School$29,361Bronx Community Charter School$27,808Romulus Central$25,926Rosalyn Yalow Charter School$25,297Bronx Charter School for Excel…$25,115New Visions Charter HS-Adv Mat…$22,489South Bronx Charter School$21,799Success Academy Charter School…$15,335Academic Leadership Charter Sc…$13,169State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Romulus Central, FY23Alexandria Central $30,471; Brilla Veritas Charter School $29,361; Bronx Community Charter School $27,808; Romulus Central $25,926; Rosalyn Yalow Charter School $25,297; Bronx Charter School for Excellence 2 $25,115; New Visions Charter HS-Adv Math/Scie $22,489; South Bronx Charter School $21,799; Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica $15,335; Academic Leadership Charter School $13,169; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.10k20k30k40kAlexandria Central$30,471Brilla Veritas Charter School$29,361Bronx Community Charter School$27,808Romulus Central$25,926Rosalyn Yalow Charter School$25,297Bronx Charter School for Excellence…$25,115New Visions Charter HS-Adv Math/Scie$22,489South Bronx Charter School$21,799Success Academy Charter School-Sout…$15,335Academic Leadership Charter School$13,169State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Romulus Central, FY23Alexandria Central $30,471; Brilla Veritas Charter School $29,361; Bronx Community Charter School $27,808; Romulus Central $25,926; Rosalyn Yalow Charter School $25,297; Bronx Charter School for Excellence 2 $25,115; New Visions Charter HS-Adv Math/Scie $22,489; South Bronx Charter School $21,799; Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica $15,335; Academic Leadership Charter School $13,169; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.10k20k30k40kAlexandria Central$30,471Brilla Veritas Charter School$29,361Bronx Community Charter School$27,808Romulus Central$25,926Rosalyn Yalow Charter School$25,297Bronx Charter School for Excellence 2$25,115New Visions Charter HS-Adv Math/Scie$22,489South Bronx Charter School$21,799Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica$15,335Academic Leadership Charter School$13,169State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Romulus Central, FY23Alexandria Central $30,471; Brilla Veritas Charter School $29,361; Bronx Community Charter School $27,808; Romulus Central $25,926; Rosalyn Yalow Charter School $25,297; Bronx Charter School for Excellence 2 $25,115; New Visions Charter HS-Adv Math/Scie $22,489; South Bronx Charter School $21,799; Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica $15,335; Academic Leadership Charter School $13,169; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.10k20k30k40kAlexandria Central$30,471Brilla Veritas Charter School$29,361Bronx Community Charter School$27,808Romulus Central$25,926Rosalyn Yalow Charter School$25,297Bronx Charter School for Excellence 2$25,115New Visions Charter HS-Adv Math/Scie$22,489South Bronx Charter School$21,799Success Academy Charter School-South Ja…$15,335Academic Leadership Charter School$13,169State median, under 1,000 students $26,657

Where the money came from

$14,808,000 in revenue: 47.0% state, 43.9% local and 9.0% federal. Total spending including $1,183,000 of capital outlay was $17,007,000, or $36,892 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Romulus Central School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,967,000; Local $6,508,000; Federal $1,333,000; total $14,808,000.
  • State$6,967,000 47%
  • Local$6,508,000 44%
  • Federal$1,333,000 9%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 540 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

449 students in 2022-23, 438 students in 2023-24, 427 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Romulus Central School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 449, 2023-24: 438, 2024-25: 42702004006002022-234492023-244382024-25427
Romulus Central School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 449, 2023-24: 438, 2024-25: 42702004006002022-234492023-244382024-25427
Romulus Central School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 449, 2023-24: 438, 2024-25: 42702004006002022-234492023-244382024-25427
Romulus Central School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 449, 2023-24: 438, 2024-25: 42702004006002022-234492023-244382024-25427

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2344941.011.0
2023-2443842.010.4
2024-2542742.010.2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$2,698,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,852 per student

Romulus Central School District booked $2,698,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 41 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $65,805 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 19 in 100 New York districts with a figure (state median $80,291, 622 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New York teacher salary at $92,222 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$2,248,00083.3%
Special education$300,00011.1%
Other programs$150,0005.6%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,344 in 2018-19, $5,464 in 2019-20, $6,274 in 2020-21, $5,730 in 2021-22, $5,852 in 2022-23.

Romulus Central School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,344, 2019-20: $5,464, 2020-21: $6,274, 2021-22: $5,730, 2022-23: $5,85202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,3442019-20$5,4642020-21$6,2742021-22$5,7302022-23$5,852
Romulus Central School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,344, 2019-20: $5,464, 2020-21: $6,274, 2021-22: $5,730, 2022-23: $5,85202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,3442019-20$5,4642020-21$6,2742021-22$5,7302022-23$5,852
Romulus Central School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,344, 2019-20: $5,464, 2020-21: $6,274, 2021-22: $5,730, 2022-23: $5,85202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,3442019-20$5,4642020-21$6,2742021-22$5,7302022-23$5,852
Romulus Central School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,344, 2019-20: $5,464, 2020-21: $6,274, 2021-22: $5,730, 2022-23: $5,85202k4k6k8k2018-19$5,3442019-20$5,4642020-21$6,2742021-22$5,7302022-23$5,852

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Romulus Central School District scored proficient or above: 28-41% in reading and 21-34% in math, against 47% in reading and 40% in math across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNew YorkStudents tested
Reading and language arts28-41%47%189
Math21-34%40%196

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 34 students in Romulus Central School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNew York
Four-year graduation rate90% or more87.2%
Students in the class34202,009

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 other school, 427 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Romulus Central School42710.239.6%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Romulus Central School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Romulus Central School District

  1. New York districts by spending per studentRomulus Central School District ranks 306 of 540 New York districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($25,926).#306 of 540
  2. Every school district in New YorkRomulus Central School District is the number 770 by size of 1,104 New York districts, with 461 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#770 of 1,104
  3. Rosalyn Yalow Charter SchoolThe next larger New York district: 464 students in fall 2022, $25,297 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,297
  4. New Visions Charter HS-Adv Math/ScieThe next smaller New York district: 460 students in fall 2022, $22,489 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,489
  5. Compare Romulus Central School District with Rosalyn Yalow Charter SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across New YorkRomulus Central School District spent $65,805 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $80,291); spending, not a salary.$65,805
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Romulus Central School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Romulus Central School District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 427 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Romulus Central School District spend per student?
    $25,926 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New York median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $26,657 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $27,361 per student, up 5.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Romulus Central School District's money come from?
    $14,808,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 47.0% state, 43.9% local and 9.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Romulus Central School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 103 of the 606 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 17.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Romulus Central School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,698,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,852 per student. Divided by the 41 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $65,805 per teacher, more than 19 in 100 New York districts (state median $80,291). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New York teacher salary at $92,222 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Romulus Central School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Romulus Central School District scored proficient or above: 28-41% in reading and 21-34% in math, against 47% in reading and 40% in math across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Romulus Central School District?
    90% or more of the 34 students in Romulus Central School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Romulus Central School District's NCES district ID?
    3624930. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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