GUILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 138 SCHOOL ST, in GUILFORD, New York, GUILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a minimally staffed elementary campus that instructs 141 students (grades pre-K through 1), one of the schools within BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 68% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 3 schools in BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (789 students total), GUILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, GUILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Compared to Chenango County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting GUILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Chenango County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Chenango County) records that median household earnings sit near $62,948, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Chenango County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,036 students), GUILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: OXFORD ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 5.9 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. GUILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 149 (now 141). Over the same period, the White share edged up from 88% to 96%. Class-load math has grew: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 in 2025.

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