Other / mixed grade configuration · Avoca, NY
Avoca Central School
Federal NCES profile for Avoca Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.
The verdict
Avoca Central School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of New York schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.
- 40
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8:1
- small classes for New York
- 51.1%
- free-lunch eligible
- 369
- students enrolled
Avoca Central School has class sizes smaller than 90% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 360363000117 Verify on NCES CCD record →
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
+4 students YoY
Avoca Central School held near 382 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+4 headcount).
Teacher FTE lost 46.0 → 44.9 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Steady CCD campus
+4 students YoY 360363000117 · Avoca, NY Other · SMALL · TRAD
369 enr · 8:1 · 51.1% lunch · RII 40
Nearest enrollment peer: Laguna Elementary School (369 students)
Avoca Central School held near 382 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+4 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 46.0 → 44.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →
How Avoca Central School compares
Avoca Central School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New York and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs New York | New York avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8:1 | ▼ 32% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 51.1% | ▼ 9% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 369 | top 61% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 93.5% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 12.4, Avoca Central School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
Programs
District finance for Avoca Central School District reports $29,816 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~369 students)
Frequently asked questions about Avoca Central School
How many students attend Avoca Central School?
Avoca Central School has 369 students enrolled. It is a public school in Avoca, NY. CCD year-over-year: 378 (2022-23) → 382 (2023-24), nearly flat (+4).
What is the student-teacher ratio at Avoca Central School?
The student-teacher ratio at Avoca Central School is 8:1, which is 32% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 49% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Avoca Central School?
51.1% of students at Avoca Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Avoca Central School?
The largest demographic group at Avoca Central School is White at 93.5% of enrollment, in Avoca, NY.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Avoca Central School?
Avoca Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Avoca Central School District?
None reported; Avoca Central School District operates only Avoca Central School as a public school district in NCES's records.