New York State School for the Deaf

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Rome, New York - 1 schools

35
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
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Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

New York State School for the Deaf operates 1 public schools serving 35 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 Oneida County.

a 46:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 69.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.9% White, 15.2% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% African American across the district's schools.

Its largest campus is New York State School for the Deaf, enrolling 46 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).

New York State School for the Deaf accounts for 100.0% of all New York State School for the Deaf student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of New York State School for the Deaf a distant remainder — means New York State School for the Deaf-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

New York State School for the Deaf reports 71.4% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

New York State School for the Deaf student-counselor ratio is 46:1 — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

New York State School for the Deaf chronic absenteeism rate is 69.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)

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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 1 schools in New York State School for the Deaf.

White 73.9%
Hispanic or Latino 15.2%
African American 6.5%
Asian 2.2%
Other 2.2%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Programs & Resources

46:1
Student-Counselor Ratio
69.6%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in New York State School for the Deaf

School Enrollment
New York State School for the Deaf
46

How New York State School for the Deaf Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The New York districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Fire Island Union Free School District Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Nyc Autism Charter School East Harlem Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Wildflower New York Charter School Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Nyc Autism Charter School Bronx Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
North Greenbush Common School District (Williams) Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data

Comparisons are relative to New York State School for the Deaf's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in New York State School for the Deaf?

New York State School for the Deaf has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 35 students.

What is the demographic composition of New York State School for the Deaf?

New York State School for the Deaf students are 73.9% White, 15.2% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% African American, 2.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.