Enrollment
126
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Indian Lake, NY
Indian Lake Central School
Federal NCES profile for Indian Lake Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 361527001285
👥 S:T ratio 76
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 75
📋 Attendance 41
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Indian Lake Central School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of New York schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New York.
- 55
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6:1
- small classes for New York
- 39.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 126
- students enrolled
Indian Lake Central School has class sizes smaller than 97% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Indian Lake Central School District · New York
NCES ID 361527001285 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
21.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6:1
vs 11.8:1 New York avg
-49% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
39.7%
vs 56.2% New York avg
-29% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Indian Lake Central School compares with New York and U.S. medians
What stands out at Indian Lake Central School
Indian Lake Central School is a small combined-grade school in Indian Lake, New York, enrolling 126 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6:1, Indian Lake Central School is leaner than roughly 97% of New York schools and 49% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 39.7% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of New York schools, with 126 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 4,801 scored New York schools.
Against 61 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #9.
Its student body is predominantly White (95% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 9/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 126 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 23.8% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Indian Lake Central School District spends $48,608 per pupil, 84% above the New York average, a better-resourced district than most.
Indian Lake Central School District operates only this one school, so Indian Lake Central School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 126 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of New York's single-school districts.
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 Indian Lake Central School compares
Indian Lake 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 | 6:1 | ▼ 49% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 39.7% | ▼ 29% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 126 | top 97% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
126
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
39.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 29% below the New York average of 56.2%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
6:1
students per teacher
- 49% below state mean
Top 3% in New York - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
23.8%
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
$48,608
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 126 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.9 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 95.2%
African American 3.2%
Asian 0.8%
Two or More 0.8%
Largest group: White at 95.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 9.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 9.3, Indian Lake Central School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Indian Lake Central School District, which includes Indian Lake Central School.
$48,608
Per student
+84%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+193%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 81.2%
State 14.9%
Federal 3.9%
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.
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 (~126 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~6:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Indian Lake Central School
How many students attend Indian Lake Central School?
Indian Lake Central School has 126 students enrolled. It is a public school in Indian Lake, NY.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Indian Lake Central School?
The student-teacher ratio at Indian Lake Central School is 6:1, which is 49% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 62% 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 Indian Lake Central School?
39.7% of students at Indian Lake Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Indian Lake Central School?
The largest demographic group at Indian Lake Central School is White at 95.2% of enrollment, in Indian Lake, NY.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Indian Lake Central School?
Indian Lake Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher 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).
Is Indian Lake Central School a good school?
Indian Lake Central School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of New York schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New York. 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 Indian Lake Central School District?
None reported; Indian Lake Central School District operates only Indian Lake Central School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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