Other / mixed grade configuration · Copenhagen, NY

Copenhagen Central School

Federal NCES profile for Copenhagen Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 360828000608
0/100100/10049/100
👥 S:T ratio
57
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
53
📋 Attendance
56
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Copenhagen Central School earns 49/100 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.

49
Resource Index · Higher
10.8:1
students per teacher
35.0%
free-lunch eligible
473
students enrolled

Copenhagen 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

+11 students YoY

Copenhagen Central School held near 483 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+11 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 44.0 → 43.3 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+11 students YoY 360828000608 · Copenhagen, NY Other · SMALL · TRAD

473 enr · 10.8:1 · 35.0% lunch · RII 49

Nearest enrollment peer: Vaughn Road Elementary School (473 students)

Copenhagen Central School held near 483 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+11 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 44.0 → 43.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Copenhagen Central School compares

Copenhagen 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 10.8:1 ▼ 8% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 35.0% ▼ 38% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 473 top 42% - -

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

10.8:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
473
Bigger than 58% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
35.0%
free-lunch eligible - 38% 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
10.8:1
students per teacher - 8% below state mean
Top 42% in New York - lower ratio than 58% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
17.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$24,889
per pupil, district-wide - below 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 237 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
11
in-school suspensions + 14 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 92.0%
Hispanic or Latino 4.9%
Two or More 2.3%
African American 0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 92.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 15.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 15.1, Copenhagen Central School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 5

District finance for Copenhagen Central School District reports $24,889 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 Copenhagen Central School

How many students attend Copenhagen Central School?

Copenhagen Central School has 473 students enrolled. It is a public school in Copenhagen, NY. CCD year-over-year: 472 (2022-23) → 483 (2023-24), nearly flat (+11).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Copenhagen Central School?

The student-teacher ratio at Copenhagen Central School is 10.8:1, which is 8% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 31% 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 Copenhagen Central School?

35.0% of students at Copenhagen Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Copenhagen Central School?

The largest demographic group at Copenhagen Central School is White at 92.0% of enrollment, in Copenhagen, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Copenhagen Central School?

Copenhagen Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (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 Copenhagen Central School District?

None reported; Copenhagen Central School District operates only Copenhagen 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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