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Schools in Dexter

Dexter’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 86% 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.6K
▼ 46% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
NY 11.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,349 students on the public path
In brief

Dexter’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Dexter’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. General Brown Junior-Senior High School places highest (better than 41%); Brownville School lowest (33%). 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 Dexter, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Dexter Elementary SchoolGeneral Brown Central School DistrictNo scores
3–6Brownville Schoolin BrownvilleC
7–12General Brown Junior-Senior High SchoolGeneral Brown Central School DistrictC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the General Brown 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.

General Brown Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,349 students · 12.5 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$18,581NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 48.9% · 633 students tested
Math38%
State average 46.5% · 652 students tested

Dexter vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dexter—General Brown Central
HounsfieldBSackets Harbor Central
BrownvilleB−General Brown Central

Every school in Dexter

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 Dexterin other towns
Dexter Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
300 students11:1Rate it →
Brownville School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Brownville
C
374 students11:1Rate it →
General Brown Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12
C+
675 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Dexter’s schools

Are Dexter’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dexter. General Brown Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dexter. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dexter in?

General Brown Central School District.

Where do Dexter kids go to high school?

General Brown Junior-Senior High 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.