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Binghamton City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Binghamton, and parts of Dickinson and Binghamton.
Students
4,531
Schools
10
Spent per student
$30,017
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Debt
$31.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Binghamton City School District
- School Grade D: better than 5% of New York districts
- Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 15 pts below the state
- Spends 13% less per student than the NY average
- 10 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6% since 2020
- Debt of $31.7M, about $7,002 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Narrowsburg.
PK–6Sullivan West Elementary SchoolSullivan West Central School District
7–12Sullivan West High School at Lake HuntingtonSullivan West Central School District
Test scores vs. NY
2020–21Math proficiency30%
State average 55.9%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 62.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)69%
State average 83.5%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$30,017 per student · 13% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 68%Support & administration 29%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 56%Federal 18%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
4,818’20
4,750’21
4,623’22
4,507’23
4,531’24
Down 6% since 2020.
Students
White 39%Black 28%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 13%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
10 public schools.
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
D403 students11:1
Macarthur School
D399 students10:1
Woodrow Wilson School
D355 students9:1
Theodore Roosevelt School
C−352 students9:1
Calvin Coolidge School
C−281 students12:1
Thomas Jefferson School
C267 students12:1
Horace Mann School
D205 students9:1
West Middle School
C−542 students9:1
East Middle School
D465 students8:1
Binghamton High School
A−1,262 students10:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Johnson City Central School DistrictJohnson City, Union
$29,207per student
Susquehanna Valley Central School DistrictConklin, Kirkwood
$25,818per student
Chenango Valley Central School DistrictFenton, Port Dickinson
$24,311per student
Chenango Forks Central School DistrictChenango, Fenton
$24,770per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.