Other / mixed grade configuration · Fort Plain, NY

Harry Hoag School

Federal NCES profile for Harry Hoag School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 361137000894
0/100100/10039/100
👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
66
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Harry Hoag School earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of New York schools.

39
Resource Index · Typical
10:1
small classes for New York
56.8%
free-lunch eligible
341
students enrolled

Harry Hoag School has class sizes smaller than 70% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-31 students YoY

Harry Hoag School shrank from 389 students in 2022-23 to 358 in 2023-24 (-8.0%).

Teacher FTE added 34.4 → 35.9 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-31 students YoY 361137000894 · Fort Plain, NY Other · SMALL · TRAD

341 enr · 10:1 · 56.8% lunch · RII 39

Nearest enrollment peer: Fort Plain Junior-Senior High School (316 students)

Harry Hoag School shrank from 389 students in 2022-23 to 358 in 2023-24 (-8.0%). Teacher FTE added 34.4 → 35.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Harry Hoag School compares

Harry Hoag School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10:1 ▼ 15% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 56.8% ▲ 1% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 341 top 67% - -

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

10:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
341
Bigger than 38% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
56.8%
free-lunch eligible - 1% above 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
10:1
students per teacher - 15% below state mean
Top 30% in New York - lower ratio than 70% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
48.7%
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
$27,150
per pupil, district-wide - below New York avg of $28,120
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 171 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
10
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 84.5%
Hispanic or Latino 7.3%
Two or More 5.3%
African American 1.8%
Asian 1.2%

Largest group: White at 84.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 27.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 27.7, Harry Hoag School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

District finance for Fort Plain Central School District reports $27,150 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Harry Hoag School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Fort Plain Junior-Senior High School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Fort Plain Central School District · 1 sibling school

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Harry Hoag School

How many students attend Harry Hoag School?

Harry Hoag School has 341 students enrolled. It is a public school in Fort Plain, NY. CCD year-over-year: 389 (2022-23) → 358 (2023-24), down 31.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Harry Hoag School?

The student-teacher ratio at Harry Hoag School is 10:1, which is 15% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 36% 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 Harry Hoag School?

56.8% of students at Harry Hoag School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Harry Hoag School?

The largest demographic group at Harry Hoag School is White at 84.5% of enrollment, in Fort Plain, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Harry Hoag School?

Harry Hoag School has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical 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 Fort Plain Central School District?

Besides Harry Hoag School, Fort Plain Central School District also operates Fort Plain Junior-Senior High School (316 students). See the Fort Plain 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 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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