An equity score of 38/100 ranks Scotia-Glenville Central School District #592 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,418 per pupil, Scotia-Glenville Central School District ranks #681 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,261
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$24,418
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Scotia-Glenville Central School District operates 6 public schools serving 2,261 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Schenectady County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,418 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half 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 50.3% local, 40.1% state, and 9.5% 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 38/100, ranked #592 of 931 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 209.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 33.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.0% White, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lincoln School, with a diversity index of 32.5/100.
Its largest campus is Scotia-Glenville Senior High School, enrolling 689 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lincoln School, at 185 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Scotia-Glenville Senior High School accounts for 30.5% of all Scotia-Glenville Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Scotia-Glenville 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.
Scotia-Glenville Central School District school enrollment varies 3.7× across entities
Scotia-Glenville Central School District school enrollment ranges from 185 students (lowest) to 689 students (highest), a spread of 504 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.
Scotia-Glenville Central School District student-counselor ratio is 210:1 — 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.
Scotia-Glenville Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 33.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Scotia-Glenville 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 Scotia-Glenville Central School District?
Scotia-Glenville Central School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,261 students.
How much does Scotia-Glenville Central School District spend per student?
Scotia-Glenville Central School District spends $24,418 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #592 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Scotia-Glenville Central School District?
Scotia-Glenville Central School District students are 84.0% White, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% African American, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Scotia-Glenville Central School District?
Scotia-Glenville Central School District has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #592 out of 931 districts in New York.