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B−

Poland Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Deerfield, Russia, Ohio, Norway, Poland, Cold Brook and Morehouse, and parts of Newport and Salisbury.

Deerfield’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of New York school districts

Students
507
Schools
2
Spent per student
$29,381
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Debt
$9.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Poland Central School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 53% of New York districts
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the NY average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $9.2M, about $18,235 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 53% 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
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Deerfield 3,889B−Russia 2,269Ohio 973Norway 753Poland 474Cold Brook 255Morehouse 88

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Deerfield. Grade by grade →

K–5Deerfield Elementary SchoolWhitesboro Central School District
6–122 schoolsWhitesboro Central School District

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency49%
State average 46.5% · 241 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 48.9% · 244 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.2% · 36 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$29,381 per student · 15% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 40%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 50%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
490’20
509’21
491’22
505’23
507’24

Up 3.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Poland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Poland
B+
256 students10:1
Poland Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Poland
B−
251 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

West Canada Valley Central School DistrictFairfield, Herkimer, Schuyler
$31,825per student
Holland Patent Central School DistrictMarcy, Trenton
$27,734per student
Whitesboro Central School DistrictMarcy, Schuyler
$23,424per student
Dolgeville Central School DistrictManheim, Stratford
$25,504per 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.