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C

Phoenix Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Schroeppel, Granby, Palermo and Phoenix, and parts of Clay, Lysander and Volney.

Schroeppel’s School Grade C better than 34% of New York school districts

Students
1,590
Schools
3
Spent per student
$26,640
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Debt
$41.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Phoenix Central School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 34% of New York districts
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Spends 23% less per student than the NY average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $41.6M, about $26,158 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 34% 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 Schroeppel. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency44%
State average 46.5% · 804 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 48.9% · 704 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.2% · 128 in the class

89% 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
$26,640 per student · 23% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 38%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 60%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,666’20
1,683’21
1,654’22
1,631’23
1,590’24

Down 4.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 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.