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Minisink Valley Central School District

Slate Hill, New York · Superintendent: Brian Monahan · #128 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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3,584

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$23,435

Spending per student

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

12.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Minisink Valley Central School District is a public school district based in Slate Hill, New York, serving 3,584 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #128 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 68% of them. Its schools average 717 students each, more than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Brian Monahan. It spends about $23,435 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.1 students per teacher.

How Minisink Valley Central compares

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

Spending per student$23,435

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

Instruction spending per student$16,332

New York median $15,327 · 7% above · FY2020-21

Students per school717

New York median 538 · 33% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.1

New York median 11.3 · 7% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor326

New York median 284 · 15% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$97.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 48%Local 49%

Measure	Minisink Valley Central	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$23,435	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$16,332	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$93.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$97.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	297	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	593	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.1	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	326	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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Brian Monahan

Superintendent, Minisink 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
Spencerport Central School DistrictSpencerport	3,636	6	$20,866	10.0	#127
Minisink Valley Central School DistrictSlate Hill · this district	3,584	5	$23,435	12.1	#128
Bedford Central School DistrictBedford	3,545	7	$34,764	10.9	#129
Vestal Central School DistrictVestal	3,543	7	$21,144	12.3	#130
Chappaqua Central School DistrictChappaqua	3,539	6	$32,948	11.2	#131

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Montgomery County SchoolsTroy, NC	3,587	$11,710	16.7
Norwalk Community School DistrictNorwalk, IA	3,584	$10,288	15.4
Grandview School DistrictGrandview, WA	3,583	$14,719	19.2
Seaford School DistrictSeaford, DE	3,580	$15,544	18.1

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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