Enrollment
287
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Laurens, NY
Laurens Central School
Federal NCES profile for Laurens Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 361680001498
👥 S:T ratio 64
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 43
📋 Attendance 8
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Laurens Central School earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 82% of New York schools.
- 36
- Resource Index · Typical
- 9:1
- small classes for New York
- 55.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 287
- students enrolled
Laurens Central School has class sizes smaller than 82% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Laurens Central School District · New York
NCES ID 361680001498 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
32.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9:1
vs 11.8:1 New York avg
-24% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
55.0%
vs 56.2% New York avg
-2% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Laurens Central School compares with New York and U.S. medians
What stands out at Laurens Central School
Laurens Central School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Laurens, New York, enrolling 287 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9:1 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 55.0% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 287 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 4,801 scored New York schools.
Against 567 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #349.
Its student body is predominantly White (86% of enrollment) (diversity index 24/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 287 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 36.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 18.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Laurens Central School District operates only this one school, so Laurens 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 Laurens Central School compares
Laurens 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 | 9:1 | ▼ 24% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 55.0% | ▼ 2% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 287 | top 78% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
287
Bigger than 30% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
55.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 2% 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
9:1
students per teacher
- 24% below state mean
Top 18% in New York - lower ratio than 82% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
36.9%
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
$26,252
per pupil, district-wide
- below 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 287 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
15
in-school suspensions + 22 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.9 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 86.4%
Hispanic or Latino 10.1%
African American 1.4%
Two or More 1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%
Largest group: White at 86.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 24.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 24.3, Laurens Central School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Laurens Central School District, which includes Laurens Central School.
$26,252
Per student
-1%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+58%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 22.9%
State 58.2%
Federal 18.9%
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 (~287 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Laurens Central School
How many students attend Laurens Central School?
Laurens Central School has 287 students enrolled. It is a public school in Laurens, NY.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Laurens Central School?
The student-teacher ratio at Laurens Central School is 9:1, which is 24% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 43% 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 Laurens Central School?
55.0% of students at Laurens Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Laurens Central School?
The largest demographic group at Laurens Central School is White at 86.4% of enrollment, in Laurens, NY.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Laurens Central School?
Laurens Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (typical 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 Laurens Central School a good school?
Laurens Central School earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 82% of 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 Laurens Central School District?
None reported; Laurens Central School District operates only Laurens Central School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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