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Saugerties, New York - 5 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Saugerties Central School District #374 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $27,509 per pupil, Saugerties Central School District ranks #326 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,295
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$27,509
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Saugerties Central School District operates 5 public schools serving 2,295 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 $27,509 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 53.5% local, 36.8% state, and 9.6% 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 51/100, ranked #374 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 763.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.3% White, 17.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cahill School, with a diversity index of 58.6/100.
Its largest campus is Saugerties Senior High School, enrolling 800 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Saugerties Senior High School accounts for 34.9% of all Saugerties Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Saugerties Central School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Saugerties Central School District school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
Saugerties Central School District school enrollment ranges from 307 students (lowest) to 800 students (highest), a spread of 493 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.
Saugerties Central School District student-counselor ratio is 763:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Saugerties Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.1% — 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 Saugerties Central School District is typically wider than the Saugerties Central School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Saugerties 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 Saugerties Central School District?
Saugerties Central School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,295 students.
How much does Saugerties Central School District spend per student?
Saugerties Central School District spends $27,509 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #374 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Saugerties Central School District?
Saugerties Central School District students are 70.3% White, 17.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American, 1.9% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Saugerties Central School District?
Saugerties Central School District has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #374 out of 941 districts in New York.