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B+

Belfast Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Caneadea, Belfast and Allen, and parts of Angelica and New Hudson.

Caneadea’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of New York school districts

Students
318
Schools
1
Spent per student
$34,003
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Debt
$6.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Belfast Central School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 65% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 18 pts below the state
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $6.9M, about $21,619 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 65% 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
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Caneadea 2,217B+Belfast 1,627Allen 498

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Caneadea. Grade by grade →

PK–122 schoolsFillmore Central School District

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50–54%
State average 46.5% · 175 students tested
Reading / language arts50–54%
State average 48.9% · 177 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–79%
State average 87.2% · 26 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$34,003 per student · 2% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 74%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
338’20
332’21
320’22
315’23
318’24

Down 5.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 1%Black <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.

Belfast School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Belfast
C+
318 students8:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Cuba-Rushford Central School DistrictCuba, Rushford
$31,764per student
Genesee Valley Central School DistrictAmity, Birdsall, West Almond
$31,784per student
Fillmore Central School DistrictGranger, Hume
$26,715per student
Alfred-Almond Central School DistrictWest Almond
$26,865per 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.