An equity score of 75/100 ranks Rondout Valley Central School District #67 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $39,049 per pupil, Rondout Valley Central School District ranks #58 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,673
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$39,049
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rondout Valley Central School District operates 5 public schools serving 1,673 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Ulster County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $39,049 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 99 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 56.4% local, 37.2% state, and 6.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 75/100, ranked #67 of 931 in New York against a state average of 45, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 228.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 47.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.7% White, 10.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Marbletown Elementary School, with a diversity index of 37.3/100.
Its largest campus is Rondout Valley High School, enrolling 547 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Rondout Valley High School accounts for 32.3% of all Rondout Valley Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rondout Valley Central School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Rondout Valley Central School District school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Rondout Valley Central School District school enrollment ranges from 215 students (lowest) to 547 students (highest), a spread of 332 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Rondout Valley Central School District student-counselor ratio is 229:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Rondout Valley Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 47.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Rondout Valley Central School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Rondout Valley Central School District?
Rondout Valley Central School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,673 students.
How much does Rondout Valley Central School District spend per student?
Rondout Valley Central School District spends $39,049 per student. The district has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #67 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Rondout Valley Central School District?
Rondout Valley Central School District students are 79.7% White, 10.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% African American, 2.1% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rondout Valley Central School District?
Rondout Valley Central School District has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #67 out of 931 districts in New York.