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Clayton, New York - 4 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Thousand Islands Central School District #681 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,279 per pupil, Thousand Islands Central School District ranks #780 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$21,279
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Thousand Islands Central School District operates 4 public schools serving 891 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,279 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 44.6% local, 43.6% state, and 11.8% 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 33/100, ranked #681 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 253.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 40.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.3% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Thousand Islands High School, with a diversity index of 18.4/100.
Its largest campus is Thousand Islands High School, enrolling 262 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Thousand Islands High School accounts for 29.4% of all Thousand Islands Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Thousand Islands 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.
Thousand Islands Central School District school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Thousand Islands Central School District school enrollment ranges from 109 students (lowest) to 262 students (highest), a spread of 153 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.
Thousand Islands Central School District student-counselor ratio is 254:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Thousand Islands Central School District is typically wider than the Thousand Islands Central School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Thousand Islands Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 40.6% — 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 Thousand Islands 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 Thousand Islands Central School District?
Thousand Islands Central School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 891 students.
How much does Thousand Islands Central School District spend per student?
Thousand Islands Central School District spends $21,279 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #681 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Thousand Islands Central School District?
Thousand Islands Central School District students are 93.3% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Thousand Islands Central School District?
Thousand Islands Central School District has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #681 out of 941 districts in New York.