Elementary school (grades K-5) · Nunda, NY

Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School

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

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 362145003293
0/100100/10049/100
👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
58
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. It is also one of the smallest schools in New York.

#1 of 3
public schools in Nunda · Resource Index
49
Resource Index · Higher
10.3:1
students per teacher
154
students enrolled

Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Nunda, NY.

Enrollment

154

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

15.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.3:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

-13% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School compares with New York and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:110.3:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School

Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School is a small elementary school in Nunda, New York, enrolling 154 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.3:1 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of New York schools, with 154 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 4,801 scored New York schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (98% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 4/100).

16.9% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Dalton-Nunda Central School District (Keshequa) also operates Dalton-Nunda Primary School (190 students) and Dalton-Nunda Secondary School (190 students) alongside Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School.

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 Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School compares

Dalton-Nunda Intermediate 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 10.3:1 ▼ 13% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 154 top 95% - -

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.
154
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

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
16.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$27,006
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

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 98.1%
Two or More 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino 0.6%

Largest group: White at 98.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 3.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 3.7, Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Dalton-Nunda Central School District (Keshequa), which includes Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School.

$27,006
Per student
+2%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+63%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 21.2%
State 66.2%
Federal 12.6%

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.

How Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Dalton-Nunda Primary School Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Dalton-Nunda Secondary School Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Dalton-Nunda Central School District (Keshequa) · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary 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.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School

How many students attend Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School?

Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School has 154 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Nunda, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School?

The student-teacher ratio at Dalton-Nunda Intermediate 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 is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School?

The largest demographic group at Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School is White at 98.1% of enrollment, in Nunda, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School?

Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School rank among public schools in Nunda?

By Resource Investment Index, Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Nunda, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Nunda on the city page.

Is Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School a good school?

Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. It is also one of the smallest schools in New York. 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 Dalton-Nunda Central School District (Keshequa)?

Besides Dalton-Nunda Intermediate School, Dalton-Nunda Central School District (Keshequa) also operates Dalton-Nunda Primary School (190 students) and Dalton-Nunda Secondary School (190 students). See the Dalton-Nunda Central School District (Keshequa) district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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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