Other / mixed grade configuration · Friendship, NY
Friendship Central School
Federal NCES profile for Friendship Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.
The verdict
Friendship Central School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of New York schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.
- 42
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8.6:1
- small classes for New York
- 52.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 259
- students enrolled
Friendship Central School has class sizes smaller than 86% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 361164000919 Verify on NCES CCD record →
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
-9 students YoY
Friendship Central School held near 265 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-9 headcount).
Teacher FTE added 30.3 → 32.5 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Steady CCD campus
-9 students YoY 361164000919 · Friendship, NY Other · SMALL · TRAD
259 enr · 8.6:1 · 52.6% lunch · RII 42
Nearest enrollment peer: Hidden Hills Elementary School (259 students)
Friendship Central School held near 265 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-9 headcount). Teacher FTE added 30.3 → 32.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →
How Friendship Central School compares
Friendship 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 | 8.6:1 | ▼ 27% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 52.6% | ▼ 6% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 259 | top 83% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 93.1% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 13.1, Friendship Central School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
Programs
District finance for Friendship Central School District reports $32,762 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.
Similar enrollment (~259 students)
Frequently asked questions about Friendship Central School
How many students attend Friendship Central School?
Friendship Central School has 259 students enrolled. It is a public school in Friendship, NY. CCD year-over-year: 274 (2022-23) → 265 (2023-24), nearly flat (-9).
What is the student-teacher ratio at Friendship Central School?
The student-teacher ratio at Friendship Central School is 8.6:1, which is 27% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 45% 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 Friendship Central School?
52.6% of students at Friendship Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Friendship Central School?
The largest demographic group at Friendship Central School is White at 93.1% of enrollment, in Friendship, NY.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Friendship Central School?
Friendship Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (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 Friendship Central School District?
None reported; Friendship Central School District operates only Friendship Central School as a public school district in NCES's records.