Enrollment
288
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Lake Luzerne, NY
Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School
Federal NCES profile for Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 361311001075
👥 S:T ratio 70
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 71
📋 Attendance 18
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of New York schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.
- 47
- Resource Index · Typical
- 7.6:1
- small classes for New York
- 50.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 288
- students enrolled
Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School has class sizes smaller than 92% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Hadley-Luzerne Central School District · New York
NCES ID 361311001075 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
38.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.6:1
vs 11.8:1 New York avg
-36% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
50.3%
vs 56.2% New York avg
-10% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School compares with New York and U.S. medians
What stands out at Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School
Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Lake Luzerne, New York, enrolling 288 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.6:1, Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School is leaner than roughly 92% of New York schools and 36% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 50.3% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 288 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.
Against 644 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #154.
Its student body is predominantly White (96% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 8/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 144 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 33.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Discipline events run high: 118 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 288 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Its district, Hadley-Luzerne Central School District, also runs Stuart M Townsend Elementary School (337 students).
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 Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School compares
Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High 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 | 7.6:1 | ▼ 36% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 50.3% | ▼ 10% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 288 | top 78% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.6:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
288
Bigger than 31% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
50.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 10% 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
7.6:1
students per teacher
- 36% below state mean
Top 8% in New York - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
33.0%
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
$31,246
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 144 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
71
in-school suspensions + 47 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 24.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 41.0 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 95.8%
Hispanic or Latino 2.4%
Asian 1.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%
Largest group: White at 95.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 8.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 8.1, Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
Programs
AP courses offered 5
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Hadley-Luzerne Central School District, which includes Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School.
$31,246
Per student
+18%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+88%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 47.5%
State 39.6%
Federal 12.9%
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 Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart M Townsend Elementary School | Similar size | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 337
- Students per teacher
- 8.2:1
- Resource Index
- 42/100
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 (~288 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School
How many students attend Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School?
Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School has 288 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lake Luzerne, NY.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School is 7.6:1, which is 36% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 52% 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 Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School?
50.3% of students at Hadley-Luzerne 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 Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School?
The largest demographic group at Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School is White at 95.8% of enrollment, in Lake Luzerne, NY.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School?
Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School a good school?
Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% 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 Hadley-Luzerne Central School District?
Besides Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High School, Hadley-Luzerne Central School District also operates Stuart M Townsend Elementary School (337 students). See the Hadley-Luzerne Central School District district page for the complete list.
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