An equity score of 51/100 ranks Southern Cayuga Central School District #385 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,072 per pupil, Southern Cayuga Central School District ranks #539 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Southern Cayuga Central School District operates 2 public schools serving 680 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Cayuga County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,072 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 37.5% local, 45.1% state, and 17.4% 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 51/100, ranked #385 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 222.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 38.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.0% White, 16.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Southern Cayuga Elementary School accounts for 51.2% of all Southern Cayuga Central School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Southern Cayuga Central School District a distant remainder — means Southern Cayuga Central School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Southern Cayuga Central School District student-counselor ratio is 222:1 — 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.
Southern Cayuga Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 38.2% — 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 Southern Cayuga 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 Southern Cayuga Central School District?
Southern Cayuga Central School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 680 students.
How much does Southern Cayuga Central School District spend per student?
Southern Cayuga Central School District spends $26,072 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #385 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Southern Cayuga Central School District?
Southern Cayuga Central School District students are 81.0% White, 16.1% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Southern Cayuga Central School District?
Southern Cayuga Central School District has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #385 out of 931 districts in New York.