School district · New York

Valley Central School District (Montgomery)

Valley Central School District (Montgomery) in New York: 6 public schools with 4,152 students and 11.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $29,048 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
4,152
Students per teacher
11.5
NY 11.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$29,048
NY $34.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
360
Counselors (FTE)
18.0
Students per counselor
231
NY 281 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
12.0
Librarians (FTE): 6.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New York: 53%

48%proficient

+10.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 50% of school districts in New York

Median 48% · 707 school districts compared

1,417 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New York: 55%

59%proficient

+4.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 64% of school districts in New York

Median 53% · 707 school districts compared

1,367 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$20.2K15
$21.9K16
$22.4K17
$23.2K18
$24.1K19
$24.0K20
$24.6K21
$26.1K22
$27.2K23
$29.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.9% · $6.8M
State
44% · $60.3M
Local
51% · $71.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$20,015
Support services
$8,540
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$6.1M
Long-term debt
$17.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Berea Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–549711.448%60%
K–533912.162%59%
K–553912.762%67%
Walden Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–544712.141%52%
6–894510.044%59%
Valley Central High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,38512.0——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
944 State Rt 17K, Montgomery, NY 12549
Phone
(845)457-2400
Website