Enrollment
208
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Garrison, NY
Garrison School
Federal NCES profile for Garrison School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 361186000948
👥 S:T ratio 58
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 58
📋 Attendance 66
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Garrison School earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median.
- 53
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.4:1
- students per teacher
- 208
- students enrolled
Garrison School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Garrison Union Free School District · New York
NCES ID 361186000948 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
20.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.4:1
vs 11.8:1 New York avg
-12% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Garrison School compares with New York and U.S. medians
What stands out at Garrison School
Garrison School is a small combined-grade school in Garrison, New York, enrolling 208 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.
Enrollment of 208 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 4,801 scored New York schools.
Its student body is led by White (77%) and Hispanic or Latino (11%) (diversity index 39/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 208 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
13.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Garrison Union Free School District spends $40,849 per pupil, 55% above the New York average, a better-resourced district than most.
Garrison Union Free School District operates only this one school, so Garrison School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Garrison School compares
Garrison 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 | 10.4:1 | ▼ 12% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 208 | top 89% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
208
Bigger than 20% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher
- 12% below state mean
Top 35% in New York - lower ratio than 65% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
13.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$40,849
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 208 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 76.9%
Hispanic or Latino 11.1%
Two or More 10.1%
Asian 1.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%
Largest group: White at 76.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 38.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 38.6, Garrison School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Garrison Union Free School District, which includes Garrison School.
$40,849
Per student
+55%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+146%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 86.7%
State 11.3%
Federal 2.1%
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.
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.
Similar enrollment (~208 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Garrison School
How many students attend Garrison School?
Garrison School has 208 students enrolled. It is a public school in Garrison, NY.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garrison School?
The student-teacher ratio at Garrison School is 10.4:1, which is 12% 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 Garrison School?
The largest demographic group at Garrison School is White at 76.9% of enrollment, in Garrison, NY.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Garrison School?
Garrison School has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Garrison School a good school?
Garrison School earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. 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 Garrison Union Free School District?
None reported; Garrison Union Free School District operates only Garrison School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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