High school (grades 9-12) · Shrub Oak, NY

Lakeland High School

Federal NCES profile for Lakeland High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 361662001475
0/100100/10057/100
👥 S:T ratio
54
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
68
📋 Attendance
75
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lakeland High School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median.

57
Resource Index · Higher
11.4:1
students per teacher
966
students enrolled

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

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+11 students YoY

Lakeland High School held near 953 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+11 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 85.5 → 83.3 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+11 students YoY 361662001475 · Shrub Oak, NY High · MID · TRAD

966 enr · 11.4:1 · RII 57

Nearest enrollment peer: Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School (1,219 students)

Lakeland High School held near 953 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+11 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 85.5 → 83.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

Lakeland High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Lakeland High School reports 966 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Lakeland High School compares

Lakeland High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.4:1 ▼ 3% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 966 top 9% - -

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

11.4:1
Leaner classes than 80% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
966
Bigger than 90% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
11.4:1
students per teacher - 3% below state mean
Top 51% in New York - lower ratio than 49% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
10.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$30,974
per pupil, district-wide - above New York avg of $28,120
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors6.0 FTE
Per 161 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
61
in-school suspensions + 13 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 61.8%
Hispanic or Latino 23.7%
African American 6.8%
Asian 4.9%
Two or More 2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 61.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 55.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 55.4, Lakeland High School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 19

District finance for Lakeland Central School District reports $30,974 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Lakeland High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Walter Panas High School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Van Cortlandtville School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
George Washington Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Lakeland Central School District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Lakeland High School

How many students attend Lakeland High School?

Lakeland High School has 966 students enrolled. It is a high school in Shrub Oak, NY. CCD year-over-year: 942 (2022-23) → 953 (2023-24), nearly flat (+11).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakeland High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Lakeland High School is 11.4:1, which is 3% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 27% 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 Lakeland High School?

The largest demographic group at Lakeland High School is White at 61.8% of enrollment, in Shrub Oak, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lakeland High School?

Lakeland High School has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Lakeland Central School District?

Besides Lakeland High School, Lakeland Central School District also operates Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School (1,219 students), Walter Panas High School (845 students), and Van Cortlandtville School (568 students). See the Lakeland 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 2022-23) · 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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