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B+

Canaseraga Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Burns, Ossian, Grove, Canaseraga and Birdsall, and parts of Dansville and Almond.

Burns’ School Grade B+ better than 71% of New York school districts

Students
203
Schools
1
Spent per student
$33,626
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$5.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Canaseraga Central School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 71% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Debt of $5.4M, about $26,724 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 71% 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
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Burns 1,011Ossian 709Grove 497Canaseraga 451Birdsall 187

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Burns. Grade by grade →

PK–12Canaseraga SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50–54%
State average 46.5% · 92 students tested
Reading / language arts55–59%
State average 48.9% · 101 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 87.2% · 13 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$33,626 per student · 3% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 66%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
197’20
208’21
200’22
210’23
203’24

Up 3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Hispanic 4%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.

Canaseraga School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Canaseraga
B+
203 students7:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Alfred-Almond Central School DistrictAlfred, Hornellsville, West Almond
$26,865per student
Hornell City School DistrictFremont, Hornellsville
$25,290per student
Dalton-Nunda Central School DistrictGranger, Nunda
$30,788per student
Dansville Central School DistrictNorth Dansville, West Sparta
$25,246per 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.