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Bethlehem Central School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Bethlehem and New Scotland.

Bethlehem’s School Grade A− better than 81% of New York school districts

Students
4,077
Schools
7
Spent per student
$23,378
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
16%
Debt
$31.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bethlehem Central School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 89% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 32% less per student than the NY average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $31.5M, about $7,724 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 89% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Bethlehem 35,684ANew Scotland 9,299

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bethlehem. Grade by grade →

K–56 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Bethlehem Central Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Bethlehem Central Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency72%
State average 46.5% · 2,029 students tested
Reading / language arts68%
State average 48.9% · 1,822 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 87.2% · 384 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
$23,378 per student · 32% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 36%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 67%State 30%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,203’20
4,150’21
4,070’22
4,092’23
4,077’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 81%Asian 7%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Eagle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Delmar
B+
446 students12:1
Slingerlands Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Delmar
B+
422 students13:1
Glenmont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Glenmont
A−
382 students12:1
Hamagrael Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Delmar
A−
319 students11:1
Elsmere Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Delmar
A
236 students11:1
Bethlehem Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Delmar
B−
950 students12:1
Bethlehem Central Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Delmar
A+
1,322 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School DistrictBerne, Westerlo
$30,468per student
East Greenbush Central School DistrictEast Greenbush, Schodack
$23,791per student
Guilderland Central School DistrictGuilderland
$23,059per student
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School DistrictCoeymans
$27,048per 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.