MARGARETVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL

As an intimate K-12 campus in MARGARETVILLE, New York, MARGARETVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL serves 301 students from grades pre-K through 12, operated by MARGARETVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 45% smaller than the state mean of about 544.

Operationally, MARGARETVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL answers to MARGARETVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MARGARETVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 30% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MARGARETVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 8.7:1 average. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MARGARETVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.0%, the actual is 48.3%, a residual of -6.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Delaware County put the typical household earns roughly $63,337 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. MARGARETVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL is one of 21 public schools in Delaware County (combined enrollment of about 5,307 students).

The closest other public school is ANDES CENTRAL SCHOOL, roughly 7.5 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MARGARETVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 56.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. MARGARETVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 18% since 2018, when it stood at 365 (now 301). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 24% to 30% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 in 2025.

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