George L Cooke School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Monticello, New York
George L Cooke School in Monticello, New York enrolled 590 students in 2024-25 with 61.9 full-time teachers, 9.5 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
592 students in 2022-23, 593 students in 2023-24, 590 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 65.1 to 61.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 592 | 65.1 | 9.1 |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 67.3 | 8.8 |
| 2024-25 | 590 | 61.9 | 9.5 |
9.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 86 of every 100 New York elementary schools
Among the 2,490 New York elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection George L Cooke School enrolled 462 students and reported no counselor; it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent62.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
38.6% of students were Hispanic, 34.1% White, 14.2% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic38.6%
- White34.1%
- Black14.2%
- Two or more races9.7%
- Asian3.1%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Monticello
2 public elementary schools in Monticello report 2024-25 enrollment; George L Cooke School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| George L Cooke School | 590 | 9.5 | 71.5% |
| Kenneth L Rutherford School | 466 | 9.7 | 77.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about George L Cooke School
- Kenneth L Rutherford SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 466 students, 9.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Benjamin Cosor Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.9 miles away: 841 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).6.9 mi
- Compare George L Cooke School with Kenneth L Rutherford SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Monticello Central School District spends per student$32,938 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$32,938
- The largest public schools in New YorkGeorge L Cooke School is the number 502 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#502 of 2,546
- New York schools by students per teacher9.5 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.9.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about George L Cooke School
How many students attend George L Cooke School?
590 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 592 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Monticello, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at George L Cooke School?
9.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for elementary schools is 11.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is George L Cooke School a Title I school?
George L Cooke School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is George L Cooke School in?
Monticello Central School District, NCES district ID 3619740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 361974001808 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.