B C Cate Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Montour Falls, New York

B C Cate Elementary School in Montour Falls, New York enrolled 183 students in 2024-25 with 12.9 full-time teachers, 14.2 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 23% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

239 students in 2022-23, 204 students in 2023-24, 183 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.3 to 12.9.

Students enrolled at B C Cate Elementary School by school year2022-23: 239, 2023-24: 204, 2024-25: 18301002003002022-232392023-242042024-25183
Students enrolled at B C Cate Elementary School by school year2022-23: 239, 2023-24: 204, 2024-25: 18301002003002022-232392023-242042024-25183
Students enrolled at B C Cate Elementary School by school year2022-23: 239, 2023-24: 204, 2024-25: 18301002003002022-232392023-242042024-25183
Students enrolled at B C Cate Elementary School by school year2022-23: 239, 2023-24: 204, 2024-25: 18301002003002022-232392023-242042024-25183
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2323914.316.7
2023-2420414.414.2
2024-2518312.914.2

14.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 New York elementary schools

Among the 2,490 New York elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; This school 14.2; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; This school 14.2; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; This school 14.2; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; This school 14.2; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 11.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection B C Cate Elementary School enrolled 227 students and reported no counselor; it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent36.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.8% of students were White, 3.8% of two or more races, 2.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White91.8%
  2. Two or more races3.8%
  3. Hispanic2.7%
  4. Black0.5%
  5. Asian0.5%
  6. American Indian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

What to look at next about B C Cate Elementary School

  1. Howard a Hanlon Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.5 miles away: 206 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. Watkins Glen Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 460 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare B C Cate Elementary School with Howard a Hanlon Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Odessa-Montour Central School District spends per student$22,659 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,659
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkB C Cate Elementary School is the number 2,409 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,409 of 2,546
  6. New York schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.14.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about B C Cate Elementary School

  1. How many students attend B C Cate Elementary School?
    183 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 239 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Montour Falls, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at B C Cate Elementary School?
    14.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for elementary schools is 11.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is B C Cate Elementary School a Title I school?
    B C Cate Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is B C Cate Elementary School in?
    Odessa-Montour Central School District, NCES district ID 3621630. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 362163003066 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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