Other / mixed grade configuration · Belleville, NY

Belleville Henderson Central School

Federal NCES profile for Belleville Henderson Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 360437004801
0/100100/10031/100
👥 S:T ratio
54
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
2
📋 Attendance
39
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Belleville Henderson Central School earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.

31
Resource Index · Lower
11.4:1
students per teacher
52.6%
free-lunch eligible
491
students enrolled

Belleville Henderson Central School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+1 students YoY

Belleville Henderson Central School held near 503 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 43.8 → 43.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+1 students YoY 360437004801 · Belleville, NY Other · SMALL · TRAD

491 enr · 11.4:1 · 52.6% lunch · RII 31

Nearest enrollment peer: Challenger Elementary School (491 students)

Belleville Henderson Central School held near 503 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount). Teacher FTE held 43.8 → 43.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Belleville Henderson Central School compares

Belleville Henderson 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 11.4:1 ▼ 3% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 52.6% ▼ 6% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 491 top 39% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.4:1
Leaner classes than 80% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
491
Bigger than 60% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
52.6%
free-lunch eligible - 6% below the New York average of 56.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11.4:1
students per teacher - 3% below state mean
Top 51% in New York - lower ratio than 49% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
24.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$19,710
per pupil, district-wide - below New York avg of $28,120
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 491 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
8
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 92.9%
Hispanic or Latino 2.6%
Two or More 2.2%
African American 2.0%
Asian 0.2%

Largest group: White at 92.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 13.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 13.5, Belleville Henderson Central School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

District finance for Belleville-Henderson Central School District reports $19,710 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.

Frequently asked questions about Belleville Henderson Central School

How many students attend Belleville Henderson Central School?

Belleville Henderson Central School has 491 students enrolled. It is a public school in Belleville, NY. CCD year-over-year: 502 (2022-23) → 503 (2023-24), nearly flat (+1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Belleville Henderson Central School?

The student-teacher ratio at Belleville Henderson Central School is 11.4:1, which is 3% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 27% 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 Belleville Henderson Central School?

52.6% of students at Belleville Henderson Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Belleville Henderson Central School?

The largest demographic group at Belleville Henderson Central School is White at 92.9% of enrollment, in Belleville, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Belleville Henderson Central School?

Belleville Henderson Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower 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 Belleville-Henderson Central School District?

None reported; Belleville-Henderson Central School District operates only Belleville Henderson Central School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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