An equity score of 57/100 ranks Walton Central School District #279 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,655 per pupil, Walton Central School District ranks #493 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
859
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$26,655
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Walton Central School District operates 3 public schools serving 859 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Delaware County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,655 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 28.1% local, 52.7% state, and 19.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 57/100, ranked #279 of 931 in New York against a state average of 45, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 208.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 42.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.3% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Walton High School, with a diversity index of 10.5/100.
Its largest campus is Townsend Elementary School, enrolling 348 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Townsend Elementary School accounts for 40.5% of all Walton Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Walton 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. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Walton Central School District student-counselor ratio is 208:1 — 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.
Walton Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 42.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Walton 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 Walton Central School District?
Walton Central School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 859 students.
How much does Walton Central School District spend per student?
Walton Central School District spends $26,655 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #279 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Walton Central School District?
Walton Central School District students are 95.3% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Walton Central School District?
Walton Central School District has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #279 out of 931 districts in New York.