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Brookfield Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Brookfield, and parts of Madison, Sangerfield and Bridgewater.

Brookfield’s School Grade D better than 10% of New York school districts

Students
189
Schools
1
Spent per student
$30,943
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$2.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Brookfield Central School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 10% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the NY average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.1M, about $11,349 per student
  • Only 77% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 10% 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
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brookfield. Grade by grade →

PK–12Brookfield Central SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 46.5% · 83 students tested
Reading / language arts25–29%
State average 48.9% · 80 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 87.2% · 13 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

77% 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
$30,943 per student · 11% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 39%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 72%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
202’20
206’21
206’22
199’23
189’24

Down 6.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 98%Black 1%Two or more races <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.

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.