Enrollment
189
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Brookfield, NY
Brookfield Central School
Federal NCES profile for Brookfield Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 360567000292
👥 S:T ratio 67
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 62
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Brookfield Central School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of New York schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.
- 40
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8.2:1
- small classes for New York
- 189
- students enrolled
Brookfield Central School has class sizes smaller than 89% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Brookfield Central School District · New York
NCES ID 360567000292 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
23.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.2:1
vs 11.8:1 New York avg
-31% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Brookfield Central School compares with New York and U.S. medians
What stands out at Brookfield Central School
Brookfield Central School is a small combined-grade school in Brookfield, New York, enrolling 189 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.2:1, Brookfield Central School is leaner than roughly 89% of New York schools and 31% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of New York schools, with 189 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 4,801 scored New York schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (98% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 3/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 189 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 42.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.
Brookfield Central School District operates only this one school, so Brookfield Central School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 189 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of New York's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Brookfield Central School compares
Brookfield Central School on the metrics families compare, against New York and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs New York | New York avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.2:1 | ▼ 31% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 189 | top 91% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.2:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
189
Bigger than 18% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
8.2:1
students per teacher
- 31% below state mean
Top 11% in New York - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
42.3%
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
$28,991
per pupil, district-wide
- above New York avg of $26,410
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 189 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 98.4%
African American 1.1%
Two or More 0.5%
Largest group: White at 98.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 3.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 3.2, Brookfield Central School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Brookfield Central School District, which includes Brookfield Central School.
$28,991
Per student
+10%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+75%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 21.9%
State 63.9%
Federal 14.3%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New York, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~189 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.2:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Brookfield Central School
How many students attend Brookfield Central School?
Brookfield Central School has 189 students enrolled. It is a public school in Brookfield, NY.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brookfield Central School?
The student-teacher ratio at Brookfield Central School is 8.2:1, which is 31% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 48% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Brookfield Central School?
The largest demographic group at Brookfield Central School is White at 98.4% of enrollment, in Brookfield, NY.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Brookfield Central School?
Brookfield Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Brookfield Central School a good school?
Brookfield Central School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of New York schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Brookfield Central School District?
None reported; Brookfield Central School District operates only Brookfield Central School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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