Elementary school (grades K-5) · Bainbridge, NY

Greenlawn Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Greenlawn Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 360381000124
0/100100/10030/100
👥 S:T ratio
48
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
41
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Greenlawn Elementary School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 70% of New York schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.

30
Resource Index · Lower
12.9:1
large classes for New York
50.9%
free-lunch eligible
297
students enrolled

Greenlawn Elementary School has class sizes larger than 70% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

297

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

23.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.9:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

+9% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

50.9%

vs 56.2% New York avg

-9% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Greenlawn Elementary School compares with New York and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median
0:135:112.9:1

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

What stands out at Greenlawn Elementary School

Greenlawn Elementary School is a higher-need, mid-sized elementary school in Bainbridge, New York, enrolling 297 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 12.9:1 puts it in the larger third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 50.9% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 297 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by headcount.

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

Among 658 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New York schools statewide, it ranks #534, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 13/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 297 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 51.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District also operates Bainbridge-Guilford High School (351 students) and Guilford Elementary School (141 students) alongside Greenlawn Elementary 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 Greenlawn Elementary School compares

Greenlawn Elementary 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 12.9:1 ▲ 9% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 50.9% ▼ 9% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 297 top 76% - -

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

12.9:1
Leaner classes than 68% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
297
Bigger than 32% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
50.9%
free-lunch eligible - 9% below 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
12.9:1
students per teacher - 9% above state mean
Top 70% in New York - lower ratio than 30% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
51.5%
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
$23,271
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 297 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 24 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.1 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 93.3%
Hispanic or Latino 3.7%
Two or More 2.7%
African American 0.3%

Largest group: White at 93.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 12.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 12.7, Greenlawn Elementary School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District, which includes Greenlawn Elementary School.

$23,271
Per student
-12%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+40%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 30.1%
State 56.5%
Federal 13.4%

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 Greenlawn Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Bainbridge-Guilford High School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Guilford Elementary School Smaller Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Greenlawn Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary 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 Greenlawn Elementary 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 Greenlawn Elementary School

How many students attend Greenlawn Elementary School?

Greenlawn Elementary School has 297 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Bainbridge, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Greenlawn Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Greenlawn Elementary School is 12.9:1, which is 9% higher than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 18% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Greenlawn Elementary School?

50.9% of students at Greenlawn Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Greenlawn Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Greenlawn Elementary School is White at 93.3% of enrollment, in Bainbridge, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Greenlawn Elementary School?

Greenlawn Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower 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 Greenlawn Elementary School a good school?

Greenlawn Elementary School earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 70% of New York schools. 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 Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District?

Besides Greenlawn Elementary School, Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District also operates Bainbridge-Guilford High School (351 students) and Guilford Elementary School (141 students). See the Bainbridge-Guilford 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.

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