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C+

Holley Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Murray, Clarendon and Holley, and parts of Clarkson and Barre.

Murray’s School Grade B better than 60% of New York school districts

Students
936
Schools
2
Spent per student
$25,874
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Debt
$11.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Holley Central School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 25% less per student than the NY average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $11.8M, about $12,607 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% 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 close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Murray. Grade by grade →

PK–6Holley Elementary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 46.5% · 428 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 48.9% · 390 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.2% · 65 in the class

90% 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
$25,874 per student · 25% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 36%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 67%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
961’20
966’21
966’22
960’23
936’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 5%Black 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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.