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Bethlehem Central School District

Delmar, New York · Superintendent: Jody Monroe · #102 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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4,115

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$19,941

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 15% below the New York median

12.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Bethlehem Central School District is a public school district based in Delmar, New York, serving 4,115 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #102 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 75% of them. Its schools average 588 students each, about the same as the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Jody Monroe. It spends about $19,941 per student on day-to-day operations, 15% less than the New York median. It has roughly 12.4 students per teacher.

How Bethlehem Central compares

Bethlehem CentralNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$19,941

New York median $23,514 · 15% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$12,191

New York median $15,327 · 20% below · FY2020-21

Students per school588

New York median 538 · 9% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.4

New York median 11.3 · 10% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor206

New York median 284 · 27% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$104.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 2%State 31%Local 67%

Measure	Bethlehem Central	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$19,941	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,191	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$96.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$104.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	333	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	710	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.4	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	206	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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Jody Monroe

Superintendent, Bethlehem 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
Deer Park Union Free School DistrictDeer Park	4,139	5	$27,440	11.1	#99
Fayetteville-Manlius Central School DistrictManlius	4,138	6	$20,173	12.8	#100
Clarence Central School DistrictClarence	4,122	6	$17,688	10.9	#101
Bethlehem Central School DistrictDelmar · this district	4,115	7	$19,941	12.4	#102
Huntington Union Free School DistrictHuntington Station	4,079	8	$29,374	10.0	#103

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Mabank ISDMabank, TX	4,118	$10,080	14.6
Austintown Local SchoolsYoungstown, OH	4,112	$11,052	18.4
Riverside LocalPainesville, OH	4,112	$10,921	20.4
Upper Dublin School DistrictMaple Glen, PA	4,108	$20,879	13.1

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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