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B−

Waterville Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Sangerfield, Augusta, Marshall, Waterville and Oriskany Falls, and parts of Kirkland, Madison and Brookfield.

Sangerfield’s School Grade B− better than 46% of New York school districts

Students
764
Schools
2
Spent per student
$26,077
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$15.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Waterville Central School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 46% of New York districts
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 25% less per student than the NY average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $15.2M, about $19,849 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 46% 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

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sangerfield. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency46%
State average 46.5% · 348 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 48.9% · 338 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.2% · 54 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

87% 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
$26,077 per student · 25% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 67%Support & administration 32%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 68%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
698’20
722’21
708’22
706’23
764’24

Up 9.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Two or more races <1%Asian <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.