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C+

Newcomb Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Newcomb.

Newcomb’s Schools page →

Students
48
Schools
1
Spent per student
$98,280
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
3:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Debt
$1.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Newcomb Central School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of New York districts
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 184% more per student than the NY average
  • 3 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 35.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.8M, about $36,563 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Newcomb 416

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Newcomb. Grade by grade →

PK–12Newcomb Central SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40–49%
State average 46.5% · 34 students tested
Reading / language arts40–49%
State average 48.9% · 33 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 87.2% · 10 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
$98,280 per student · 184% above NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 44%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 84%State 14%Federal 1%

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

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

Enrollment over time
74’20
67’21
55’22
49’23
48’24

Down 35.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Asian 6%Hispanic 4%

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.

Newcomb Central School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Newcomb
B
48 students3:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Keene Central School DistrictKeene
$39,166per student
Lake Placid Central School DistrictNorth Elba
$36,531per student
Long Lake Central School DistrictLong Lake
$67,271per student
Minerva Central School DistrictMinerva
$56,088per 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.