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Westmoreland, New York - 3 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Westmoreland Central School District #563 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,337 per pupil, Westmoreland Central School District ranks #544 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Westmoreland Central School District operates 3 public schools serving 858 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary 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 Oneida County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,337 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 32.1% local, 58.9% state, and 8.9% 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 41/100, ranked #563 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 367.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.2% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Westmoreland Upper Elementary School, with a diversity index of 7.6/100.
Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School accounts for 42.0% of all Westmoreland Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Westmoreland Central School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Westmoreland Central School District student-counselor ratio is 368:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Westmoreland Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.5% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland Central School District?
Westmoreland Central School District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 858 students.
How much does Westmoreland Central School District spend per student?
Westmoreland Central School District spends $24,337 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #563 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Westmoreland Central School District?
Westmoreland Central School District students are 96.2% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Westmoreland Central School District?
Westmoreland Central School District has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #563 out of 941 districts in New York.