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C

Romulus Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Fayette, Romulus and Varick.

Fayette’s School Grade C− better than 22% of New York school districts

Students
427
Schools
1
Spent per student
$27,361
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Debt
$6.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Romulus Central School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 26% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the NY average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $6.2M, about $14,461 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 26% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Fayette 3,583C−Romulus 3,358CVarick 1,635

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fayette. Grade by grade →

PK–2Skoi-Yase SchoolWaterloo Central School District
3–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 46.5% · 224 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 48.9% · 213 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.2% · 34 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% 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
$27,361 per student · 21% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 37%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 47%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
422’20
445’21
449’22
438’23
427’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 4%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Romulus Central School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Romulus
C−
427 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Penn Yan Central School DistrictBenton, Torrey
$28,798per student
Waterloo Central School DistrictSeneca Falls, Waterloo, Waterloo
$28,798per student
Geneva City School DistrictGeneva
$28,287per student
Southern Cayuga Central School DistrictLedyard
$27,516per 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.