Worcester Central School

Listed by NCES as Worcester Central School District (district ID 3631740)

Public school district · Otsego County · New York · NCES district ID 3631740

Worcester Central School spent $25,212 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 62% of the other New York districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $26,657). Its one school enrolled 308 students in 2024-25; 62.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $26,853 per student, up 6.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-79% (New York: 87.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among New York districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Worcester Central School in enrollment (342 to 348 students) and Worcester Central School itself.

Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Worcester Central School, FY23South Bronx Community Charter High School $32,564; Creo College Preparatory Charter School $31,419; Neighborhood Charter School-Bronx $29,131; Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate Charter School $26,433; Worcester Central School $25,212; Lyme Central $24,558; Icahn Charter School 4 $22,230; Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 1 $19,412; Icahn Charter School 5 $18,927; Niagara Charter School $15,702; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.10k15k20k25k30k35kSouth Bronx Community Charter …$32,564Creo College Preparatory Chart…$31,419Neighborhood Charter School-Br…$29,131Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate …$26,433Worcester Central School$25,212Lyme Central$24,558Icahn Charter School 4$22,230Success Academy Charter School…$19,412Icahn Charter School 5$18,927Niagara Charter School$15,702State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Worcester Central School, FY23South Bronx Community Charter High School $32,564; Creo College Preparatory Charter School $31,419; Neighborhood Charter School-Bronx $29,131; Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate Charter School $26,433; Worcester Central School $25,212; Lyme Central $24,558; Icahn Charter School 4 $22,230; Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 1 $19,412; Icahn Charter School 5 $18,927; Niagara Charter School $15,702; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.10k15k20k25k30k35kSouth Bronx Community Charter High …$32,564Creo College Preparatory Charter Sc…$31,419Neighborhood Charter School-Bronx$29,131Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate Chart…$26,433Worcester Central School$25,212Lyme Central$24,558Icahn Charter School 4$22,230Success Academy Charter School-Bron…$19,412Icahn Charter School 5$18,927Niagara Charter School$15,702State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Worcester Central School, FY23South Bronx Community Charter High School $32,564; Creo College Preparatory Charter School $31,419; Neighborhood Charter School-Bronx $29,131; Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate Charter School $26,433; Worcester Central School $25,212; Lyme Central $24,558; Icahn Charter School 4 $22,230; Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 1 $19,412; Icahn Charter School 5 $18,927; Niagara Charter School $15,702; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.10k20k30k35kSouth Bronx Community Charter High School$32,564Creo College Preparatory Charter School$31,419Neighborhood Charter School-Bronx$29,131Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate Charter School$26,433Worcester Central School$25,212Lyme Central$24,558Icahn Charter School 4$22,230Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 1$19,412Icahn Charter School 5$18,927Niagara Charter School$15,702State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Worcester Central School, FY23South Bronx Community Charter High School $32,564; Creo College Preparatory Charter School $31,419; Neighborhood Charter School-Bronx $29,131; Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate Charter School $26,433; Worcester Central School $25,212; Lyme Central $24,558; Icahn Charter School 4 $22,230; Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 1 $19,412; Icahn Charter School 5 $18,927; Niagara Charter School $15,702; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.10k20k30k35kSouth Bronx Community Charter High Scho…$32,564Creo College Preparatory Charter School$31,419Neighborhood Charter School-Bronx$29,131Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate Charter S…$26,433Worcester Central School$25,212Lyme Central$24,558Icahn Charter School 4$22,230Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 1$19,412Icahn Charter School 5$18,927Niagara Charter School$15,702State median, under 1,000 students $26,657

Where the money came from

$12,685,000 in revenue: 62.7% state, 28.9% local and 8.5% federal. Total spending including $545,000 of capital outlay was $10,809,000, or $31,330 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Worcester Central School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,950,000; Local $3,662,000; Federal $1,073,000; total $12,685,000.
  • State$7,950,000 63%
  • Local$3,662,000 29%
  • Federal$1,073,000 8%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 540 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

327 students in 2022-23, 328 students in 2023-24, 308 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Worcester Central School enrollment by school year2022-23: 327, 2023-24: 328, 2024-25: 30801002003004002022-233272023-243282024-25308
Worcester Central School enrollment by school year2022-23: 327, 2023-24: 328, 2024-25: 30801002003004002022-233272023-243282024-25308
Worcester Central School enrollment by school year2022-23: 327, 2023-24: 328, 2024-25: 30801002003004002022-233272023-243282024-25308
Worcester Central School enrollment by school year2022-23: 327, 2023-24: 328, 2024-25: 30801002003004002022-233272023-243282024-25308

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332733.09.9
2023-2432833.59.8
2024-2530832.59.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$1,904,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,519 per student

Worcester Central School booked $1,904,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 33 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $57,697 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 6 in 100 New York districts with a figure (state median $80,291, 622 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New York teacher salary at $92,222 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$1,515,00079.6%
Special education$298,00015.7%
Other programs$91,0004.8%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,470 in 2018-19, $5,389 in 2019-20, $5,244 in 2020-21, $4,834 in 2021-22, $5,519 in 2022-23.

Worcester Central School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,470, 2019-20: $5,389, 2020-21: $5,244, 2021-22: $4,834, 2022-23: $5,51902k4k6k2018-19$5,4702019-20$5,3892020-21$5,2442021-22$4,8342022-23$5,519
Worcester Central School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,470, 2019-20: $5,389, 2020-21: $5,244, 2021-22: $4,834, 2022-23: $5,51902k4k6k2018-19$5,4702019-20$5,3892020-21$5,2442021-22$4,8342022-23$5,519
Worcester Central School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,470, 2019-20: $5,389, 2020-21: $5,244, 2021-22: $4,834, 2022-23: $5,51902k4k6k2018-19$5,4702019-20$5,3892020-21$5,2442021-22$4,8342022-23$5,519
Worcester Central School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,470, 2019-20: $5,389, 2020-21: $5,244, 2021-22: $4,834, 2022-23: $5,51902k4k6k2018-19$5,4702019-20$5,3892020-21$5,2442021-22$4,8342022-23$5,519

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Worcester Central School scored proficient or above: 8-28% in reading and 8-27% in math, against 47% in reading and 40% in math across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNew YorkStudents tested
Reading and language arts8-28%47%119
Math8-27%40%112

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

70-79% of the 33 students in Worcester Central School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNew York
Four-year graduation rate70‑79%87.2%
Students in the class33202,009

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 other school, 308 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Worcester School3089.540.3%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Worcester Central School

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Worcester Central School

  1. New York districts by spending per studentWorcester Central School ranks 337 of 540 New York districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($25,212).#337 of 540
  2. Every school district in New YorkWorcester Central School is the number 875 by size of 1,104 New York districts, with 345 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#875 of 1,104
  3. South Bronx Community Charter High SchoolThe next larger New York district: 346 students in fall 2022, $32,564 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$32,564
  4. Icahn Charter School 5The next smaller New York district: 344 students in fall 2022, $18,927 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,927
  5. Compare Worcester Central School with South Bronx Community Charter High SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across New YorkWorcester Central School spent $57,697 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $80,291); spending, not a salary.$57,697
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Worcester Central School

  1. How many schools and students are in Worcester Central School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 308 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Worcester Central School spend per student?
    $25,212 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New York median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $26,657 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $26,853 per student, up 6.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Worcester Central School's money come from?
    $12,685,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 62.7% state, 28.9% local and 8.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Worcester Central School live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 39 of the 314 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Worcester Central School spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,904,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,519 per student. Divided by the 33 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $57,697 per teacher, more than 6 in 100 New York districts (state median $80,291). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New York teacher salary at $92,222 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Worcester Central School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Worcester Central School scored proficient or above: 8-28% in reading and 8-27% in math, against 47% in reading and 40% in math across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Worcester Central School?
    70-79% of the 33 students in Worcester Central School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Worcester Central School's NCES district ID?
    3631740. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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