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C+

Elba Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Elba and Elba, and parts of Batavia, Oakfield and Byron.

Elba’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of New York school districts

Students
410
Schools
2
Spent per student
$24,573
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Debt
$3.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Elba Central School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 43% of New York districts
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 29% less per student than the NY average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.2M, about $7,756 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 43% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Elba. Grade by grade →

PK–6Elba Elementary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 46.5% · 194 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 48.9% · 199 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.2% · 31 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

96% 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
$24,573 per student · 29% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 62%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
402’20
412’21
422’22
429’23
410’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 82%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <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.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.