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C−

Avoca Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Avoca, Howard, Wheeler and Avoca, and parts of Cohocton, Prattsburgh and Fremont.

Avoca’s School Grade C− better than 18% of New York school districts

Students
369
Schools
1
Spent per student
$31,270
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Debt
$5.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Avoca Central School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 18% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the NY average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Debt of $5.7M, about $15,366 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 18% 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−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Avoca 1,927B−Howard 1,351C+Wheeler 1,150Avoca 836

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Avoca. Grade by grade →

PK–12Avoca Central SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 46.5% · 185 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 48.9% · 190 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 87.2% · 30 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

91% 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
$31,270 per student · 10% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 71%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
363’20
385’21
378’22
382’23
369’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Avoca Central School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Avoca
C
369 students8:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bath Central School DistrictBath
$27,123per student
Campbell-Savona Central School DistrictBath
$27,099per student
Hammondsport Central School DistrictPulteney, Urbana
$31,228per student
Alfred-Almond Central School DistrictHornellsville
$26,865per student

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.