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C−

Friendship Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Friendship, and parts of Cuba and Wirt.

Friendship’s School Grade C− better than 23% of New York school districts

Students
259
Schools
1
Spent per student
$35,604
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Debt
$3.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Friendship Central School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 23% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 18 pts below the state
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.7M, about $14,286 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 23% 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 town it serves, and its School Grade
C−Friendship 1,926

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Friendship. Grade by grade →

PK–12Friendship Central SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 46.5% · 147 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 48.9% · 146 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–79%
State average 87.2% · 23 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$35,604 per student · 3% above NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 33%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 71%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
282’20
276’21
274’22
265’23
259’24

Down 8.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Black <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.

Friendship Central School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Friendship
C+
259 students8:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Cuba-Rushford Central School DistrictClarksville, Ischua, New Hudson
$31,764per student
Bolivar-Richburg Central School DistrictBolivar, Clarksville
$32,114per student
Hinsdale Central School DistrictHinsdale, Ischua
$30,020per student
Portville Central School DistrictClarksville
$21,452per 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.