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Iroquois Central School District

Elma, New York · Superintendent: Douglas Scofield · #226 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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2,098

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$22,887

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the New York median

11.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Iroquois Central School District is a public school district based in Elma, New York, serving 2,098 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #226 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 44% of them. Its schools average 350 students each, fewer than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Douglas Scofield. It spends about $22,887 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.6 students per teacher.

How Iroquois Central compares

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

Spending per student$22,887

New York median $23,514 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$14,629

New York median $15,327 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school350

New York median 538 · 35% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.6

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

Students per counselor210

New York median 284 · 26% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$52.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 35%Local 61%

Measure	Iroquois Central	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$22,887	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$14,629	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$51.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$52.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	181	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	413	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.6	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	210	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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Douglas Scofield

Superintendent, Iroquois 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
Lansingburgh Central School DistrictTroy	2,117	4	$19,500	9.9	#223
Evans-Brant Central School District (lake Shore)Angola	2,108	5	$23,528	10.2	#224
Central Valley CSD at Ilion-MohawkIlion	2,105	4	$18,953	11.9	#225
Iroquois Central School DistrictElma · this district	2,098	6	$22,887	11.6	#226
Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School DistrictHoneoye Falls	2,083	4	$19,996	11.6	#227

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Northern Burlington County Regional School DistrictColumbus, NJ	2,099	$20,179	12.3
Maumee CityMaumee, OH	2,099	$15,842	13.9
Caswell County SchoolsYanceyville, NC	2,098	$11,161	15.1
Wilmington CityWilmington, OH	2,098	$12,455	17.9

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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