Other / mixed grade configuration · Colton, NY

Colton-Pierrepont Central School

Federal NCES profile for Colton-Pierrepont Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 360810000576
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
64
📋 Attendance
47
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Colton-Pierrepont Central School earns 50/100 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.

50
Resource Index · Higher
10.3:1
students per teacher
37.3%
free-lunch eligible
359
students enrolled

Colton-Pierrepont 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

+8 students YoY

Colton-Pierrepont Central School held near 381 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+8 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 35.0 → 35.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+8 students YoY 360810000576 · Colton, NY Other · SMALL · TRAD

359 enr · 10.3:1 · 37.3% lunch · RII 50

Nearest enrollment peer: Blount Elementary School (359 students)

Colton-Pierrepont Central School held near 381 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+8 headcount). Teacher FTE added 35.0 → 35.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Colton-Pierrepont Central School compares

Colton-Pierrepont 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 10.3:1 ▼ 13% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 37.3% ▼ 34% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 359 top 63% - -

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

10.3:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
359
Bigger than 41% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
37.3%
free-lunch eligible - 34% below the New York average of 56.2%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.3:1
students per teacher - 13% below state mean
Top 34% in New York - lower ratio than 66% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
21.2%
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
$31,155
per pupil, district-wide - above New York avg of $28,120
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 180 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
8
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

White 98.3%
Hispanic or Latino 0.6%
Two or More 0.6%
African American 0.3%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: White at 98.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 3.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 3.4, Colton-Pierrepont Central School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 4

District finance for Colton-Pierrepont Central School District reports $31,155 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 Colton-Pierrepont Central School

How many students attend Colton-Pierrepont Central School?

Colton-Pierrepont Central School has 359 students enrolled. It is a public school in Colton, NY. CCD year-over-year: 373 (2022-23) → 381 (2023-24), nearly flat (+8).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Colton-Pierrepont Central School?

The student-teacher ratio at Colton-Pierrepont Central School is 10.3:1, which is 13% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 34% 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 Colton-Pierrepont Central School?

37.3% of students at Colton-Pierrepont Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Colton-Pierrepont Central School?

The largest demographic group at Colton-Pierrepont Central School is White at 98.3% of enrollment, in Colton, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Colton-Pierrepont Central School?

Colton-Pierrepont Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher 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 Colton-Pierrepont Central School District?

None reported; Colton-Pierrepont Central School District operates only Colton-Pierrepont 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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