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B+

Byron-Bergen Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Bergen, Stafford, Byron and Bergen, and parts of Le Roy, Batavia, Riga, Clarendon and Elba.

Bergen’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of New York school districts

Students
892
Schools
2
Spent per student
$24,924
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Debt
$13.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Byron-Bergen Central School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 66% of New York districts
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 28% less per student than the NY average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $13.6M, about $15,191 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
B+Bergen 3,120B+Stafford 2,386B+Byron 2,276B+Bergen 1,242

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bergen. Grade by grade →

PK–5Byron-Bergen Elementary SchoolThis district
6–12Byron-Bergen Junior/Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45%
State average 46.5% · 402 students tested
Reading / language arts57%
State average 48.9% · 404 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.2% · 62 in the class

92% 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
$24,924 per student · 28% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 34%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 59%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
810’20
836’21
844’22
845’23
892’24

Up 10.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Byron-Bergen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bergen
C+
448 students11:1
Byron-Bergen Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Bergen
C+
444 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Pavilion Central School DistrictBethany, Pavilion
$28,423per student
Alexander Central School DistrictAlexander, Bethany
$26,311per student
Caledonia-Mumford Central School DistrictCaledonia, Wheatland
$22,740per student
Churchville-Chili Central School DistrictChili, Ogden
$22,646per 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.