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C+

Bradford Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Orange and Bradford, and parts of Urbana, Tyrone and Wayne.

Orange’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of New York school districts

Students
249
Schools
1
Spent per student
$32,510
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Debt
$5.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bradford Central School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of New York districts
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the NY average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.7M, about $22,751 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Orange 1,347Bradford 791

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Orange. Grade by grade →

PK–12Bradford Central SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 46.5% · 115 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 48.9% · 118 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 87.2% · 14 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

92% 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
$32,510 per student · 6% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 65%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
229’20
254’21
261’22
248’23
249’24

Up 8.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 99%Hispanic <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.

Bradford Central School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Bradford
C+
249 students8:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Prattsburgh Central School DistrictPrattsburgh, Pulteney, Wheeler
$28,628per student
Bath Central School DistrictBath, Wheeler
$27,123per student
Campbell-Savona Central School DistrictBath, Campbell
$27,099per student
Corning City School DistrictCampbell, Hornby
$27,146per 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.