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Afton Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Afton, Coventry and Afton, and parts of Colesville, Bainbridge and Sanford.

Afton’s School Grade D better than 11% of New York school districts

Students
429
Schools
2
Spent per student
$37,481
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$17.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Afton Central School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 11% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 8% more per student than the NY average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $17.2M, about $40,131 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 11% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Afton. Grade by grade →

PK–5Afton Elementary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 46.5% · 208 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 48.9% · 206 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)70–79%
State average 87.2% · 37 in the class

90% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$37,481 per student · 8% above NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 32%State 62%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
481’20
459’21
477’22
460’23
429’24

Down 10.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.