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Hamilton Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Hamilton, Hamilton and Lebanon, and parts of Eaton, Madison and Brookfield.

Hamilton’s School Grade B− better than 53% of New York school districts

Students
542
Schools
2
Spent per student
$25,473
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
25%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hamilton Central School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 84% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 26% less per student than the NY average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.3M, about $572 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 84% 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 above the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hamilton. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency60%
State average 46.5% · 240 students tested
Reading / language arts64%
State average 48.9% · 247 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.2% · 43 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$25,473 per student · 26% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 67%Support & administration 31%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 53%State 41%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
565’20
568’21
559’22
562’23
542’24

Down 4.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Asian 3%Hispanic 2%Black 2%Two or more races 2%

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.