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Wells Central School District, NY: schools, enrollment and spending
Wells Central School District runs 1 public school with 136 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 6.2 students per teacher is 5.2 lower than the New York figure of 11.4.Listed in NCES data as "WELLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 1
- Students
- 136
- Teachers (FTE)
- 22
- Students per teacher
- 6.2
- NY: 11.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1571 State Rt 30, Wells, NY 12190
- Phone
- (518)924-6000
- County
- Hamilton County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3630450
- State district ID
- NY-200901040000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 40
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district6.2
New York11.4
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (147), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $6.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $207,000
- State revenue
- $1.4 million
- Local revenue
- $4.5 million
- Total spending
- $5.9 million
- Spending per pupil
- $40,190
- Salaries
- $3.0 million50.8% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $140,000
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 3.4%
- State: 22.5%
- Local: 74.0%
New York overall
- Federal: 4.5%
- State: 37.7%
- Local: 57.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$40,190
New York$30,973
United States$16,826
Schools in Wells Central School District
By level: 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Wells SchoolCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 128 | 5.8 |
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.