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Wilson Central School District

Wilson, New York · Superintendent: Timothy Carter · #403 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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1,003
Students
2024-25 school year
2
Schools
2024-25 school year
$22,737
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the New York median
9.9
Students per teacher
2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Wilson Central School District is a public school district based in Wilson, New York, serving 1,003 students in 2 schools. By enrollment it ranks #403 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 0% of them. Its schools average 502 students each, about the same as the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Timothy Carter. It spends about $22,737 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 9.9 students per teacher.

How Wilson Central compares

Wilson CentralNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending per student$22,737
New York median $23,514 · about the same · FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student$14,814
New York median $15,327 · about the same · FY2020-21
Students per school502
New York median 538 · 7% below · 2024-25
Students per teacher9.9
New York median 11.3 · 12% below · 2024-25
Students per counselor251
New York median 284 · 12% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$28.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 4%State 55%Local 40%
MeasureWilson CentralNew York medianYear
Current spending per student$22,737$23,514FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student$14,814$15,327FY2020-21
Total spending$26.5 millionn/aFY2020-21
Total revenue$28.4 millionn/aFY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)101n/a2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)189n/a2024-25
Students per teacher9.911.32024-25
Students per counselor2512842024-25

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.

Timothy Carter

Superintendent, Wilson 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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DistrictStudentsSchoolsSpending per studentStudents per teacherRank
Stillwater Central School DistrictStillwater1,0092$19,61511.2#400
Highland Falls Central School DistrictHighland Falls1,0073$29,29210.1#401
Granville Central School DistrictGranville1,0043$20,89810.7#402
Wilson Central School DistrictWilson · this district1,0032$22,7379.9#403
Newark Valley Central School DistrictNewark Valley1,0013$21,5349.9#404

Similar-size districts nationally

DistrictStudentsSpending per studentStudents per teacher
North Newton School CorporationMorocco, IN1,004$9,94213.6
Parma DistrictParma, ID1,003$9,12916.2
East Prairie R-IIEast Prairie, MO1,003$10,87812.4
Clinton Community School DistrictClinton, WI1,003$12,91113.2

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.