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Chenango Forks Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Chenango, Fenton and Barker, and parts of Greene.

Chenango’s School Grade B better than 60% of New York school districts

Students
1,282
Schools
3
Spent per student
$24,770
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$10M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Chenango Forks Central School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of New York districts
  • Spends 28% less per student than the NY average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $10M, about $7,804 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BChenango 10,594BFenton 6,206B−Barker 2,458

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Chenango. Grade by grade →

PK–5Chenango Forks Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Chenango Forks Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Chenango Forks High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45%
State average 46.5% · 615 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 48.9% · 608 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.2% · 110 in the class

91% 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
$24,770 per student · 28% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 34%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 59%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,359’20
1,317’21
1,343’22
1,313’23
1,282’24

Down 5.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 3%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Chenango Forks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Binghamton
C
605 students15:1
Chenango Forks Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Binghamton
C−
276 students10:1
Chenango Forks High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Binghamton
A+
401 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Chenango Valley Central School DistrictDickinson, Port Dickinson
$24,311per student
Harpursville Central School DistrictColesville, Coventry
$33,216per student
Johnson City Central School DistrictDickinson, Union
$29,207per student
Maine-Endwell Central School DistrictMaine, Union
$23,031per 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.