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Ausable Valley Central School District

Clintonville, New York · Superintendent: Michael Francia · #373 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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1,105

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$25,891

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 10% above the New York median

11.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Ausable Valley Central School District is a public school district based in Clintonville, New York, serving 1,105 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #373 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 8% of them. Its schools average 276 students each, fewer than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Michael Francia. It spends about $25,891 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% more than the New York median. It has roughly 11.4 students per teacher.

How Ausable Valley Central compares

Ausable Valley CentralNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$25,891

New York median $23,514 · 10% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$16,807

New York median $15,327 · 10% above · FY2020-21

Students per school276

New York median 538 · 49% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.4

New York median 11.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor184

New York median 284 · 35% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$35.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 55%Local 39%

Measure	Ausable Valley Central	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$25,891	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$16,807	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$33.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$35.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	97	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	249	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.4	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	184	284	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The New York median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Michael Francia

Superintendent, Ausable Valley Central School District

Source: New York State Education Department, SEDREF, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change

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Peer districts in New York

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Brunswick Central School District (brittonkill)Troy	1,108	2	$19,882	12.2	#372
Ausable Valley Central School DistrictClintonville · this district	1,105	4	$25,891	11.4	#373
North Rose-Wolcott Central School DistrictWolcott	1,099	3	$26,241	10.7	#374
Gowanda Central School DistrictGowanda	1,097	3	$26,209	8.9	#375
Pawling Central School DistrictPawling	1,097	3	$30,930	10.9	#376

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Saint Helena UnifiedSt. Helena, CA	1,105	$31,620	13.5
Eldorado CUSD 4Eldorado, IL	1,105	n/a	13.3
South Putnam Community SchoolsGreencastle, IN	1,105	$9,534	13.3
Harney County School District 4Crane, OR	1,105	$3,462	18.4

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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