BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL

BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL is an average-sized K-5 school in BRUSHTON, New York, operated by BRUSHTON-MOIRA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school works with 465 students in grades pre-K through 6.

BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by BRUSHTON-MOIRA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 799 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL records that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.1%; this one delivers 39.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Franklin County put the typical household earns roughly $65,151 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Franklin County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,724 students), of which BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL is one.

BRUSHTON-MOIRA HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 31.3%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 5%: 443 students in 2018 compared to 465 in 2025.

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