Enrollment
67
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Speculator, NY
Lake Pleasant School
Federal NCES profile for Lake Pleasant School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 361653001461
👥 S:T ratio 84
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 87
📋 Attendance 33
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Lake Pleasant School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of New York schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New York.
- 58
- Resource Index · Higher
- 3.9:1
- small classes for New York
- 67
- students enrolled
Lake Pleasant School has class sizes smaller than 99% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Lake Pleasant Central School District · New York
NCES ID 361653001461 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
3.9:1
vs 11.8:1 New York avg
-67% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Lake Pleasant School compares with New York and U.S. medians
What stands out at Lake Pleasant School
Lake Pleasant School is a small combined-grade school in Speculator, New York, enrolling 67 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 3.9:1, Lake Pleasant School is leaner than roughly 99% of New York schools and 67% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of New York schools, with 67 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 93% of the 4,801 New York schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly White (99% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 3/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 67 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 26.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Lake Pleasant Central School District spends $57,394 per pupil, 117% above the New York average, a better-resourced district than most.
Lake Pleasant Central School District operates only this one school, so Lake Pleasant School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 67 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 Lake Pleasant School compares
Lake Pleasant 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 | 3.9:1 | ▼ 67% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 67 | top 99% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
3.9:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
67
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
3.9:1
students per teacher
- 67% below state mean
Top 1% in New York - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
26.9%
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
$57,394
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 67 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 98.5%
Two or More 1.5%
Largest group: White at 98.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 3.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 3.0, Lake Pleasant School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lake Pleasant Central School District, which includes Lake Pleasant School.
$57,394
Per student
+117%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+246%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 77.8%
State 13.4%
Federal 8.7%
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.
Similar enrollment (~67 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Pleasant School
How many students attend Lake Pleasant School?
Lake Pleasant School has 67 students enrolled. It is a public school in Speculator, NY.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Pleasant School?
The student-teacher ratio at Lake Pleasant School is 3.9:1, which is 67% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 75% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lake Pleasant School?
The largest demographic group at Lake Pleasant School is White at 98.5% of enrollment, in Speculator, NY.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Lake Pleasant School?
Lake Pleasant School has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (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 Lake Pleasant School a good school?
Lake Pleasant School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% 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 Lake Pleasant Central School District?
None reported; Lake Pleasant Central School District operates only Lake Pleasant School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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