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Valley Central School District (montgomery)

Montgomery, New York · Superintendent: Evette Avila · #94 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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4,286

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$24,164

Spending per student

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

11.9

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Valley Central School District (montgomery) is a public school district based in Montgomery, New York, serving 4,286 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #94 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 77% of them. Its schools average 714 students each, more than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Evette Avila. It spends about $24,164 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.9 students per teacher.

How Valley Central School District (montgomery) compares

Valley Central School District (montgomery)New York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$24,164

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

Instruction spending per student$16,881

New York median $15,327 · 10% above · FY2020-21

Students per school714

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

Students per teacher11.9

New York median 11.3 · 5% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor238

New York median 284 · 16% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$110.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 39%Local 58%

Measure	Valley Central School District (montgomery)	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$24,164	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$16,881	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$104.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$110.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	360	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	806	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.9	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	238	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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Evette Avila

Superintendent, Valley Central School District (montgomery)

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
Northport-East Northport Union Free School DistrictNorthport	4,346	7	$32,896	10.8	#92
Victor Central School DistrictVictor	4,290	5	$15,697	11.3	#93
Valley Central School District (montgomery)Montgomery · this district	4,286	6	$24,164	11.9	#94
Lockport City School DistrictLockport	4,280	7	$20,745	11.5	#95
Herricks Union Free School DistrictNew Hyde Park	4,276	5	$28,619	12.1	#96

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Armstrong School DistrictKittanning, PA	4,293	$17,055	11.7
North Monterey County UnifiedCastroville, CA	4,290	$14,578	22.3
Glenview CCSD 34Glenview, IL	4,287	$23,980	11.6
St. Francis Area SchoolsSaint Francis, MN	4,281	$11,292	15.9

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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