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Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District

Clifton Springs, New York · Superintendent: Nicholas Ganster · #310 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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1,479

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$23,000

Spending per student

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

10.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District is a public school district based in Clifton Springs, New York, serving 1,479 students in 2 schools. By enrollment it ranks #310 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 23% of them. Its schools average 740 students each, more than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Nicholas Ganster. It spends about $23,000 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 10.1 students per teacher.

How Phelps-Clifton Springs Central compares

Phelps-Clifton Springs CentralNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$23,000

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

Instruction spending per student$14,607

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

Students per school740

New York median 538 · 38% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.1

New York median 11.3 · 11% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor246

New York median 284 · 13% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$40.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 61%Local 34%

Measure	Phelps-Clifton Springs Central	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$23,000	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$14,607	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$39.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$40.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	147	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	311	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.1	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	246	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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Nicholas Ganster

Superintendent, Phelps-Clifton Springs 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
Waterloo Central School DistrictWaterloo	1,495	4	$21,591	9.6	#307
Susquehanna Valley Central School DistrictConklin	1,492	4	$24,453	13.7	#308
Alden Central School DistrictAlden	1,481	4	$19,702	12.3	#309
Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School DistrictClifton Springs · this district	1,479	2	$23,000	10.1	#310
Valley Stream 30 Union Free School DistrictValley Stream	1,468	3	$24,091	12.5	#311

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Riverside County Office of EducationRiverside, CA	1,481	$123,235	13.0
Blackstone-MillvilleBlackstone, MA	1,480	$16,800	14.0
Plattsmouth Community SchoolsPlattsmouth, NE	1,479	$14,519	14.2
Solon Community School DistrictSolon, IA	1,477	$10,279	14.8

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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