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Indian Lake, New York - 1 schools
At $48,608 per pupil, Indian Lake Central School District ranks #25 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
128
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$48,608
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Indian Lake Central School District operates 1 public schools serving 128 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Hamilton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $48,608 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 100 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 81.2% local, 14.9% state, and 3.9% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
a 126:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 23.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.2% White, 3.2% African American, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Indian Lake Central School, enrolling 126 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Indian Lake Central School accounts for 98.4% of all Indian Lake Central School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Indian Lake Central School District a distant remainder — means Indian Lake Central School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Indian Lake Central School District student-counselor ratio is 126:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Indian Lake Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 23.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Indian Lake Central School District is typically wider than the Indian Lake Central School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Indian Lake Central School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Indian Lake Central School District?
Indian Lake Central School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 128 students.
How much does Indian Lake Central School District spend per student?
Indian Lake Central School District spends $48,608 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Indian Lake Central School District?
Indian Lake Central School District students are 95.2% White, 3.2% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.