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Dryden Central School District

Dryden, New York · Superintendent: Joshua Bacigalupi · #330 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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1,352

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$25,587

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% above the New York median

9.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Dryden Central School District is a public school district based in Dryden, New York, serving 1,352 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #330 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 18% of them. Its schools average 270 students each, fewer than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Joshua Bacigalupi. It spends about $25,587 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the New York median. It has roughly 9.3 students per teacher.

How Dryden Central compares

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

Spending per student$25,587

New York median $23,514 · 9% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$17,233

New York median $15,327 · 12% above · FY2020-21

Students per school270

New York median 538 · 50% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher9.3

New York median 11.3 · 18% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor451

New York median 284 · 59% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$43.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 52%Local 44%

Measure	Dryden Central	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$25,587	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$17,233	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$50.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$43.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	145	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	292	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	9.3	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	451	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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Joshua Bacigalupi

Superintendent, Dryden 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
Ogdensburg City School DistrictOgdensburg	1,358	3	$24,726	9.6	#326
Dansville Central School DistrictDansville	1,356	3	$21,373	11.6	#327
Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School DistrictOyster Bay	1,355	4	$36,570	8.4	#328
Mechanicville City School DistrictMechanicville	1,353	2	$16,869	13.7	#329
Dryden Central School DistrictDryden · this district	1,352	5	$25,587	9.3	#330

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Golden Plains UnifiedSan Joaquin, CA	1,352	$17,077	17.1
Alleghany County SchoolsSparta, NC	1,352	$13,179	12.6
Verdigris Public SchoolsClaremore, OK	1,352	$8,712	14.1
Ligonier Valley School DistrictLigonier, PA	1,352	$17,356	12.6

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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