Enrollment
253
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Harpursville, NY
Harpursville Junior-Senior High School
Federal NCES profile for Harpursville Junior-Senior High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 361371001119
👥 S:T ratio 68
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 75
📋 Attendance 33
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Harpursville Junior-Senior High School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of New York schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.
- 51
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.9:1
- small classes for New York
- 55.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 253
- students enrolled
Harpursville Junior-Senior High School has class sizes smaller than 90% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Harpursville Central School District · New York
NCES ID 361371001119 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
32.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.9:1
vs 11.8:1 New York avg
-33% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
55.4%
vs 56.2% New York avg
-1% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Harpursville Junior-Senior High School compares with New York and U.S. medians
What stands out at Harpursville Junior-Senior High School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Harpursville Junior-Senior High School sits near the smaller end of the New York enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Resource indicators are the standout signal
Harpursville Junior-Senior High School's economic-need measure is not at a state extreme, while its Resource Investment Index is. The campus outranks most New York schools on the combined reported-resource measure, so the differentiator comes from staffing, counselor access, gifted programming, or attendance rather than from an unusually low-need population alone. The component breakdown identifies which inputs actually produce that placement.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Harpursville Junior-Senior High School's 26.9% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Harpursville Junior-Senior High School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Harpursville, New York, enrolling 253 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.9:1, Harpursville Junior-Senior High School is leaner than roughly 90% of New York schools and 33% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 55.4% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 253 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.
Among 443 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New York schools statewide, it ranks #46, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
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 127 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 26.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 21.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Discipline events run high: 73 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 253 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Its district, Harpursville Central School District, also runs W a Olmsted Elementary School (323 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 Harpursville Junior-Senior High School compares
Harpursville 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 | 7.9:1 | ▼ 33% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 55.4% | ▼ 1% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 253 | top 84% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.9:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
253
Bigger than 26% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
55.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 1% 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
7.9:1
students per teacher
- 33% below state mean
Top 10% in New York - lower ratio than 90% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
26.9%
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
$28,823
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 127 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
58
in-school suspensions + 15 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 22.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 28.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 96.0%
Two or More 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino 1.2%
African American 0.8%
Largest group: White at 96.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 7.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 7.8, Harpursville Junior-Senior High School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Harpursville Central School District, which includes Harpursville Junior-Senior High School.
$28,823
Per student
+9%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+74%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 18.9%
State 59.9%
Federal 21.3%
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 Harpursville Junior-Senior High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| W a Olmsted Elementary School | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Harpursville Junior-Senior High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 323
- Students per teacher
- 12:1
- Resource Index
- 35/100
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 (~253 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Harpursville Junior-Senior High School
How many students attend Harpursville Junior-Senior High School?
Harpursville Junior-Senior High School has 253 students enrolled. It is a public school in Harpursville, NY.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harpursville Junior-Senior High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Harpursville Junior-Senior High School is 7.9:1, which is 33% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 50% 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 Harpursville Junior-Senior High School?
55.4% of students at Harpursville 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 Harpursville Junior-Senior High School?
The largest demographic group at Harpursville Junior-Senior High School is White at 96.0% of enrollment, in Harpursville, NY.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Harpursville Junior-Senior High School?
Harpursville Junior-Senior High School has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher 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 Harpursville Central School District?
Besides Harpursville Junior-Senior High School, Harpursville Central School District also operates W a Olmsted Elementary School (323 students). See the Harpursville Central School District district page for the complete list.
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