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B−

Chenango Valley Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Fenton, Dickinson and Port Dickinson, and parts of Chenango, Kirkwood and Colesville.

Fenton’s School Grade B better than 55% of New York school districts

Students
1,652
Schools
4
Spent per student
$24,311
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$14M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Chenango Valley Central School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 52% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 30% less per student than the NY average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $14M, about $8,456 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 52% 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+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BFenton 6,206CDickinson 5,027B−Port Dickinson 1,654

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fenton. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsChenango Forks Central School District
6–8Chenango Valley Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Chenango Valley High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency39%
State average 46.5% · 735 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 48.9% · 683 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.2% · 128 in the class

83% 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
$24,311 per student · 30% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 34%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 54%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,614’20
1,650’21
1,653’22
1,651’23
1,652’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 5%Asian 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Port Dickinson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Binghamton
409 students18:1
Chenango Bridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Binghamton
C+
357 students16:1
Chenango Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Binghamton
C
379 students14:1
Chenango Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Binghamton
A+
507 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Binghamton City School DistrictBinghamton
$30,017per student
Greene Central School DistrictCoventry, Greene
$30,060per student
Johnson City Central School DistrictJohnson City, Union
$29,207per student
Maine-Endwell Central School DistrictMaine, Union
$23,031per 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.