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Williamson, New York - 3 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Williamson Central School District #424 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,376 per pupil, Williamson Central School District ranks #701 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$22,376
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Williamson Central School District operates 3 public schools serving 997 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,376 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 38.4% local, 47.1% state, and 14.5% 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 48/100, ranked #424 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 (2 AP courses district-wide), a 181.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 19.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.2% White, 11.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Williamson Senior High School, with a diversity index of 37.1/100.
Its largest campus is Williamson Elementary School, enrolling 396 students (42% of the district's total enrollment).
Williamson Elementary School accounts for 39.7% of all Williamson Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Williamson 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.
Williamson Central School District student-counselor ratio is 181:1 — 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.
Williamson Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Williamson Central School District is typically wider than the Williamson Central School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Williamson 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 Williamson Central School District?
Williamson Central School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 997 students.
How much does Williamson Central School District spend per student?
Williamson Central School District spends $22,376 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #424 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Williamson Central School District?
Williamson Central School District students are 80.2% White, 11.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Williamson Central School District?
Williamson Central School District has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #424 out of 941 districts in New York.