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Unadilla Valley Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Norwich, New Berlin, Pittsfield, New Berlin and Columbus, and parts of Edmeston, Morris, Butternuts and North Norwich.

Norwich’s School Grade D better than 12% of New York school districts

Students
775
Schools
2
Spent per student
$28,112
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Debt
$13.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Unadilla Valley Central School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 3% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 19% less per student than the NY average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $13.3M, about $17,123 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 3% 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades
DNorwich 3,499D−New Berlin 2,482DPittsfield 1,304New Berlin 906Columbus 889

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Norwich. Grade by grade →

PK–62 schoolsThis district
7–122 schoolsNorwich City School District

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency22%
State average 46.5% · 356 students tested
Reading / language arts22%
State average 48.9% · 326 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.2% · 45 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

91% 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
$28,112 per student · 19% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 67%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
795’20
793’21
798’22
797’23
775’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Unadilla Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · New Berlin
D
434 students12:1
Unadilla Valley Secondary School
High · Grades 5–12 · New Berlin
C
341 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Laurens Central School DistrictLaurens, New Lisbon
$28,717per student
Otego-Unadilla Central School DistrictOtego, Unadilla
$26,921per student
Sherburne-Earlville Central School DistrictSherburne
$28,685per student
Bainbridge-Guilford Central School DistrictGuilford
$27,301per 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.