An equity score of 59/100 ranks Worcester Central School District #254 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,212 per pupil, Worcester Central School District ranks #613 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Worcester Central School District operates 1 public schools serving 345 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Otsego County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,212 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 25.2% local, 57.7% state, and 17.1% 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 59/100, ranked #254 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 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 154:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 65.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.1% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Worcester School, enrolling 308 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Worcester School accounts for 89.3% of all Worcester Central School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Worcester Central School District a distant remainder — means Worcester 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. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Worcester Central School District student-counselor ratio is 154:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Worcester Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 65.3% — 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 Worcester 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 Worcester Central School District?
Worcester Central School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 345 students.
How much does Worcester Central School District spend per student?
Worcester Central School District spends $25,212 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #254 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Worcester Central School District?
Worcester Central School District students are 95.1% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Worcester Central School District?
Worcester Central School District has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #254 out of 931 districts in New York.