Other / mixed grade configuration · Long Lake, NY

Long Lake Central School

Federal NCES profile for Long Lake Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 61/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 361776001601
0/100100/10061/100
👥 S:T ratio
86
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
88
📋 Attendance
41
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Long Lake Central School earns 61/100 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.

61
Resource Index · Higher
3.5:1
small classes for New York
35.6%
free-lunch eligible
59
students enrolled

Long Lake Central School has class sizes smaller than 99% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 361776001601 · Long Lake, NY Other · SMALL · TRAD

59 enr · 3.5:1 · 35.6% lunch · RII 61

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Long Lake Central School CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Long Lake Central School compares

Long 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 3.5:1 ▼ 70% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 35.6% ▼ 37% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 59 top 99% - -

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

3.5:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
59
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
35.6%
free-lunch eligible - 37% 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
3.5:1
students per teacher - 70% 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
23.7%
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
$73,492
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 59 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.

Student demographics

White 93.1%
Two or More 6.9%

Largest group: White at 93.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 12.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 12.8, Long Lake Central School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Long Lake Central School District, which includes Long Lake Central School.

$73,492
Per student
+161%
vs New York
Avg $28,120
+316%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 80.5%
State 18.1%
Federal 1.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Nationwide other 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 Long Lake Central School

How many students attend Long Lake Central School?

Long Lake Central School has 59 students enrolled. It is a public school in Long Lake, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Long Lake Central School?

The student-teacher ratio at Long Lake Central School is 3.5:1, which is 70% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 78% 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 Long Lake Central School?

35.6% of students at Long 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 Long Lake Central School?

The largest demographic group at Long Lake Central School is White at 93.1% of enrollment, in Long Lake, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Long Lake Central School?

Long Lake Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 61/100 (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 Long Lake Central School District?

None reported; Long Lake Central School District operates only Long Lake Central School as a public school district in NCES's records.

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.

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