John C Birdlebough High School

Public high school, 9 to ungraded · Phoenix, New York

John C Birdlebough High School in Phoenix, New York enrolled 471 students in 2024-25 with 47.7 full-time teachers, 9.9 students per teacher against the New York high-school median of 10.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-59% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 52%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (New York: 87.2%).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

473 students in 2022-23, 489 students in 2023-24, 471 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 47.9 to 47.7.

Students enrolled at John C Birdlebough High School by school year2022-23: 473, 2023-24: 489, 2024-25: 47102004006002022-234732023-244892024-25471
Students enrolled at John C Birdlebough High School by school year2022-23: 473, 2023-24: 489, 2024-25: 47102004006002022-234732023-244892024-25471
Students enrolled at John C Birdlebough High School by school year2022-23: 473, 2023-24: 489, 2024-25: 47102004006002022-234732023-244892024-25471
Students enrolled at John C Birdlebough High School by school year2022-23: 473, 2023-24: 489, 2024-25: 47102004006002022-234732023-244892024-25471
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347347.99.9
2023-2448951.49.5
2024-2547147.79.9

9.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 69 of every 100 New York high schools

Among the 1,158 New York high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 9.9; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.9state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 9.9; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.9state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 9.9; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.9state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 9.9; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.9state median 10.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

3 AP courses in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection John C Birdlebough High School enrolled 489 students; it reported 51 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses3
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions51
  • Chronically absent38.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

94.2% of students were White, 3.2% of two or more races, 1.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White94.2%
  2. Two or more races3.2%
  3. Hispanic1.7%
  4. Black0.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at John C Birdlebough High School scored proficient or above: 50-59% in math, against 52% in math across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNew York
Math50‑59%35‑39% (2021-22)52%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

85-89% of the 121 students in John C Birdlebough High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew York
Four-year graduation rate85‑89%85‑89%87.2%
Students in the class121128202,009

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about John C Birdlebough High School

  1. Mexico High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 16 miles away: 619 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
  2. Marcellus High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 17 miles away: 435 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
  3. Compare John C Birdlebough High School with Mexico High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Phoenix Central School District spends per student$25,402 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,402
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkJohn C Birdlebough High School is the number 581 by size of 1,195 New York high schools open in 2024-25.#581 of 1,195
  6. New York schools by students per teacher9.9 students per teacher here against the New York median of 10.8 for high schools.9.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about John C Birdlebough High School

  1. How many students attend John C Birdlebough High School?
    471 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 473 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Phoenix, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at John C Birdlebough High School?
    9.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for high schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is John C Birdlebough High School a Title I school?
    John C Birdlebough High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at John C Birdlebough High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at John C Birdlebough High School scored proficient or above: 50-59% in math, against 52% in math across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at John C Birdlebough High School?
    85-89% of the 121 students in John C Birdlebough High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is John C Birdlebough High School in?
    Phoenix Central School District, NCES district ID 3622920. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 362292003219 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22