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Schools in Dalton

Dalton’s public schools

Dalton-Nunda Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dalton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$30.8K
▼ 11% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.6
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
534 students on the public path
In brief

Dalton’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Dalton’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Dalton-Nunda Secondary School places highest (better than 33%); Dalton-Nunda Elementary School lowest (4%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dalton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Dalton-Nunda Elementary Schoolin NundaD−
5–8Dalton-Nunda Middle Schoolin NundaC−
9–12Dalton-Nunda Secondary Schoolin NundaC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Dalton-Nunda Central School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Dalton-Nunda Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 534 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 8.6 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$30,788NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 48.9% · 302 students tested
Math43%
State average 46.5% · 301 students tested

Dalton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Dalton’s borders.

Schools next door
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Dalton—Dalton-Nunda Central

Every school in Dalton

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Daltonin other towns
Dalton-Nunda Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Nunda
D−
190 students8:1Rate it →
Dalton-Nunda Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Nunda
C−
154 students9:1Rate it →
Dalton-Nunda Secondary School
High · Grades 9–12 · Nunda
C
190 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Dalton’s schools

Are Dalton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dalton. Dalton-Nunda Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dalton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dalton in?

Dalton-Nunda Central School District.

Where do Dalton kids go to high school?

Dalton-Nunda Secondary School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.