Middle school (grades 6-8) · Hyde Park, NY

Haviland Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Haviland Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 361518001270
0/100100/10040/100
👥 S:T ratio
61
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
50
📋 Attendance
18
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Haviland Middle School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 73% of New York schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.

#1 of 5
public schools in Hyde Park · Resource Index
40
Resource Index · Typical
9.8:1
small classes for New York
53.1%
free-lunch eligible

Haviland Middle School has class sizes smaller than 73% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Haviland Middle School ranks #1 of 5 public schools in Hyde Park, NY.

Enrollment

757

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

77.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9.8:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

-17% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

53.1%

vs 56.2% New York avg

-6% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Haviland Middle School compares with New York and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

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

What stands out at Haviland Middle School

Haviland Middle School is a higher-need, mid-sized middle school in Hyde Park, New York, enrolling 757 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.8:1 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 53.1% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 757 puts it in the larger third of New York schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 4,801 scored New York schools.

Against 493 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #141.

Its student body is led by White (48%) and Hispanic or Latino (27%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 67/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 252 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 32.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Hyde Park Central School District also operates Franklin D Roosevelt Senior High School (1,121 students) and North Park Elementary School (463 students) alongside Haviland Middle 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 Haviland Middle School compares

Haviland Middle 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 9.8:1 ▼ 17% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 53.1% ▼ 6% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 757 top 16% - -

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

9.8:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
757
Bigger than 83% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
53.1%
free-lunch eligible - 6% 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
9.8:1
students per teacher - 17% below state mean
Top 27% in New York - lower ratio than 73% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
32.9%
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
$27,912
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
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 252 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
93
in-school suspensions + 48 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 12.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 18.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

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 47.8%
Hispanic or Latino 26.7%
African American 16.1%
Two or More 7.4%
Asian 1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%

Largest group: White at 47.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 66.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 66.9, Haviland Middle School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Hyde Park Central School District, which includes Haviland Middle School.

$27,912
Per student
+6%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+68%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 54.5%
State 36.7%
Federal 8.9%

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 Haviland Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Franklin D Roosevelt Senior High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
North Park Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Ralph R Smith School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Violet Avenue School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Netherwood School Smaller Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Hyde Park Central School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle 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 Haviland Middle 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 Haviland Middle School

How many students attend Haviland Middle School?

Haviland Middle School has 757 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Hyde Park, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Haviland Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Haviland Middle School is 9.8:1, which is 17% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 38% 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 Haviland Middle School?

53.1% of students at Haviland Middle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Haviland Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Haviland Middle School is White at 47.8% of enrollment, in Hyde Park, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 66.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Haviland Middle School?

Haviland Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical 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).

How does Haviland Middle School rank among public schools in Hyde Park?

By Resource Investment Index, Haviland Middle School ranks #1 of 5 public schools in Hyde Park, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Hyde Park on the city page.

Is Haviland Middle School a good school?

Haviland Middle School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 73% of New York schools. It is also more 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 Hyde Park Central School District?

Besides Haviland Middle School, Hyde Park Central School District also operates Franklin D Roosevelt Senior High School (1,121 students), North Park Elementary School (463 students), and Ralph R Smith School (332 students). See the Hyde Park 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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