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Sackets Harbor, New York - 1 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Sackets Harbor Central School District #550 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,303 per pupil, Sackets Harbor Central School District ranks #711 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sackets Harbor Central School District operates 1 public schools serving 415 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,303 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 41.3% local, 42.5% state, and 16.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 42/100, ranked #550 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 411:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.6% White, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sackets Harbor Central School, enrolling 411 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Sackets Harbor Central School accounts for 99.0% of all Sackets Harbor Central School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sackets Harbor Central School District a distant remainder — means Sackets Harbor Central School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Sackets Harbor Central School District student-counselor ratio is 411:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Sackets Harbor Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Sackets Harbor Central School District is typically wider than the Sackets Harbor Central School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Sackets Harbor 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 Sackets Harbor Central School District?
Sackets Harbor Central School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 415 students.
How much does Sackets Harbor Central School District spend per student?
Sackets Harbor Central School District spends $22,303 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #550 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Sackets Harbor Central School District?
Sackets Harbor Central School District students are 87.6% White, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sackets Harbor Central School District?
Sackets Harbor Central School District has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #550 out of 941 districts in New York.