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B+

Tioga Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Barton, Tioga, Nichols and Nichols, and parts of Candor.

Barton’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of New York school districts

Students
875
Schools
3
Spent per student
$22,456
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$10.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Tioga Central School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 66% of New York districts
  • Spends 35% less per student than the NY average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $10.1M, about $11,496 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 66% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Barton 8,330B+Tioga 4,291BNichols 2,290Nichols 442

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Barton. Grade by grade →

PK–KLincoln Street Elementary SchoolWaverly Central School District
1–4Elm Street Elementary SchoolWaverly Central School District
5–8Waverly Middle SchoolWaverly Central School District
9–12Waverly High SchoolWaverly Central School District

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50%
State average 46.5% · 444 students tested
Reading / language arts52%
State average 48.9% · 460 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.2% · 72 in the class

94% 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
$22,456 per student · 35% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 72%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
902’20
906’21
888’22
900’23
875’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Tioga Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Tioga Center
B−
323 students12:1
Tioga Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Tioga Center
C
279 students11:1
Tioga Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tioga Center
A+
273 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Owego-Apalachin Central School DistrictOwego, Owego
$25,207per student
Spencer-Van Etten Central School DistrictDanby, Spencer, Van Etten
$29,317per student
Ithaca City School DistrictCaroline, Danby
$29,527per student
Newark Valley Central School DistrictBerkshire, Newark Valley
$26,325per 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.