Other / mixed grade configuration · Heuvelton, NY

Heuvelton Central School

Federal NCES profile for Heuvelton Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 361431001180
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
66
📋 Attendance
31
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Heuvelton Central School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.

46
Resource Index · Typical
10.9:1
students per teacher
43.3%
free-lunch eligible
510
students enrolled

Heuvelton Central School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

510

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

47.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.9:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

-8% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

43.3%

vs 56.2% New York avg

-23% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Heuvelton Central School compares with New York and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:110.9:1

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

What stands out at Heuvelton Central School

Heuvelton Central School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Heuvelton, New York, enrolling 510 students.

At 10.9:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the New York median, within a few percentage points of the 11.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 43.3% of students eligible for free meals.

With 510 students, its enrollment sits close to the New York median campus size.

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

Against 902 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #180.

Its student body is predominantly White (98% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 5/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 170 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 27.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 29.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Heuvelton Central School District operates only this one school, so Heuvelton Central School has no district-mates to compare against locally.

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 Heuvelton Central School compares

Heuvelton Central 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 10.9:1 ▼ 8% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 43.3% ▼ 23% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 510 top 36% - -

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

10.9:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
510
Bigger than 63% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
43.3%
free-lunch eligible - 23% 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
10.9:1
students per teacher - 8% below state mean
Top 43% in New York - lower ratio than 57% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
27.6%
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
$26,700
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 170 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
34
in-school suspensions + 19 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.4 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 97.6%
Hispanic or Latino 1.0%
Two or More 1.0%
African American 0.4%

Largest group: White at 97.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 4.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 4.7, Heuvelton Central School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 6

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Heuvelton Central School District, which includes Heuvelton Central School.

$26,700
Per student
+1%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+61%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 16.8%
State 53.5%
Federal 29.7%

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.

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Heuvelton Central 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 Heuvelton Central School

How many students attend Heuvelton Central School?

Heuvelton Central School has 510 students enrolled. It is a public school in Heuvelton, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Heuvelton Central School?

The student-teacher ratio at Heuvelton Central School is 10.9:1, which is 8% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 31% 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 Heuvelton Central School?

43.3% of students at Heuvelton Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Heuvelton Central School?

The largest demographic group at Heuvelton Central School is White at 97.6% of enrollment, in Heuvelton, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Heuvelton Central School?

Heuvelton Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (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 Heuvelton Central School a good school?

Heuvelton Central School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. 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 Heuvelton Central School District?

None reported; Heuvelton Central School District operates only Heuvelton Central School as a public school district in NCES's records.

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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