Other / mixed grade configuration · Fallsburg, NY

Fallsburg Junior Senior High School

Federal NCES profile for Fallsburg Junior Senior High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 361095000874
0/100100/10036/100
👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
56
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Fallsburg Junior Senior High School earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median.

36
Resource Index · Typical
10.2:1
students per teacher
63.7%
free-lunch eligible
663
students enrolled

Fallsburg Junior Senior High 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

+4 students YoY

Fallsburg Junior Senior High School held near 688 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+4 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 65.8 → 63.8 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+4 students YoY 361095000874 · Fallsburg, NY Other · MID · TRAD

663 enr · 10.2:1 · 63.7% lunch · RII 36

Nearest enrollment peer: Benjamin Cosor Elementary School (841 students)

Fallsburg Junior Senior High School held near 688 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+4 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 65.8 → 63.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Fallsburg Junior Senior High School compares

Fallsburg Junior Senior High 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 10.2:1 ▼ 14% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 63.7% ▲ 13% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 663 top 21% - -

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

10.2:1
Leaner classes than 88% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
663
Bigger than 78% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
63.7%
free-lunch eligible - 13% above the New York average of 56.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10.2:1
students per teacher - 14% below state mean
Top 32% in New York - lower ratio than 68% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
42.8%
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
$33,517
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
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 221 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
124
in-school suspensions + 134 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 18.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 38.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 2 expulsions.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 59.7%
White 23.2%
African American 9.0%
Two or More 5.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.7%
Asian 0.9%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 59.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 57.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 57.8, Fallsburg Junior Senior High School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 2

District finance for Fallsburg Central School District reports $33,517 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Fallsburg Junior Senior High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Benjamin Cosor Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Fallsburg Central School District · 1 sibling school

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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 Fallsburg Junior Senior High School

How many students attend Fallsburg Junior Senior High School?

Fallsburg Junior Senior High School has 663 students enrolled. It is a public school in Fallsburg, NY. CCD year-over-year: 684 (2022-23) → 688 (2023-24), nearly flat (+4).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Fallsburg Junior Senior High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Fallsburg Junior Senior High School is 10.2:1, which is 14% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 35% 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 Fallsburg Junior Senior High School?

63.7% of students at Fallsburg Junior Senior High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Fallsburg Junior Senior High School?

The largest demographic group at Fallsburg Junior Senior High School is Hispanic or Latino at 59.7% of enrollment, in Fallsburg, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Fallsburg Junior Senior High School?

Fallsburg Junior Senior High School has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (typical 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 Fallsburg Central School District?

Besides Fallsburg Junior Senior High School, Fallsburg Central School District also operates Benjamin Cosor Elementary School (841 students). See the Fallsburg 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 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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