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Minerva Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Minerva.

Minerva’s Schools page →

Students
104
Schools
1
Spent per student
$56,088
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
5:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
The gist

What stands out about Minerva Central School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 9% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 62% more per student than the NY average
  • 5 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.1% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 9% 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
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Minerva 735

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Minerva. Grade by grade →

PK–12Minerva Central SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–39%
State average 46.5% · 52 students tested
Reading / language arts20–29%
State average 48.9% · 53 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 87.2% · 7 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% 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
$56,088 per student · 62% above NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 67%State 27%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
112’20
121’21
119’22
102’23
104’24

Down 7.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 7%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <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.

Minerva Central School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Olmstedville
C+
104 students5:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Schroon Lake Central School DistrictNorth Hudson, Schroon
$34,992per student
Indian Lake Central School DistrictIndian Lake
$50,568per student
Long Lake Central School DistrictLong Lake
$67,271per student
Newcomb Central School DistrictNewcomb
$98,280per 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.