Other / mixed grade configuration · Westmoreland, NY

Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School

Federal NCES profile for Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 363105004169
0/100100/10049/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
64
📋 Attendance
45
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High 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.

#1 of 3
public schools in Westmoreland · Resource Index
49
Resource Index · Higher
10.6:1
students per teacher
360
students enrolled

Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Westmoreland, NY.

Enrollment

360

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

34.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.6:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

-10% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School compares with New York and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:110.6:1

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

What stands out at Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School

Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Westmoreland, New York, enrolling 360 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.6:1 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.

With 360 students, its enrollment sits close to the New York median campus size.

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

Its student body is predominantly White (96% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 7/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 180 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.9% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Westmoreland Central School District also operates Westmoreland Upper Elementary School (230 students) and Deforest a Hill Primary School (185 students) alongside Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High 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 Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School compares

Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High 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 10.6:1 ▼ 10% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 360 top 63% - -

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

10.6:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
360
Bigger than 41% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
10.6:1
students per teacher - 10% below state mean
Top 38% in New York - lower ratio than 62% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
21.9%
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
$24,337
per pupil, district-wide - below 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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 180 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
12
in-school suspensions + 20 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.9 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 96.4%
Hispanic or Latino 2.2%
Two or More 0.6%
African American 0.3%
Asian 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: White at 96.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 7.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 7.0, Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 5

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Westmoreland Central School District, which includes Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School.

$24,337
Per student
-8%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+47%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 32.1%
State 58.9%
Federal 8.9%

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 Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Westmoreland Upper Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Deforest a Hill Primary School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Westmoreland Central School District · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School's federal record.

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 Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School

How many students attend Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School?

Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School has 360 students enrolled. It is a public school in Westmoreland, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School is 10.6:1, which is 10% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 32% 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 Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School?

The largest demographic group at Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School is White at 96.4% of enrollment, in Westmoreland, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School?

Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School rank among public schools in Westmoreland?

By Resource Investment Index, Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Westmoreland, 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 Westmoreland on the city page.

Is Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High 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. 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 Westmoreland Central School District?

Besides Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School, Westmoreland Central School District also operates Westmoreland Upper Elementary School (230 students) and Deforest a Hill Primary School (185 students). See the Westmoreland Central School District 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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