Enrollment
301
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Margaretville, NY
Margaretville Central School
Federal NCES profile for Margaretville Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 361851001667
👥 S:T ratio 72
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 70
📋 Attendance 4
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Margaretville Central School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of New York schools.
- 44
- Resource Index · Typical
- 7:1
- small classes for New York
- 56.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 301
- students enrolled
Margaretville Central School has class sizes smaller than 94% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Margaretville Central School District · New York
NCES ID 361851001667 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
43.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7:1
vs 11.8:1 New York avg
-41% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
56.9%
vs 56.2% New York avg
+1% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Margaretville Central School compares with New York and U.S. medians
What stands out at Margaretville Central School
Margaretville Central School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Margaretville, New York, enrolling 301 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7:1, Margaretville Central School is leaner than roughly 94% of New York schools and 41% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 56.9% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 301 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 4,801 scored New York schools.
Against 583 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #166.
Its student body is led by White (66%) and Hispanic or Latino (30%) (diversity index 47/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 151 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 38.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Margaretville Central School District operates only this one school, so Margaretville 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 Margaretville Central School compares
Margaretville 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 | 7:1 | ▼ 41% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 56.9% | ▲ 1% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 301 | top 75% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
301
Bigger than 32% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
56.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 1% above 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
7:1
students per teacher
- 41% below state mean
Top 6% in New York - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
38.2%
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
$31,407
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 151 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
31
in-school suspensions + 15 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 10.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 15.3 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 66.4%
Hispanic or Latino 30.2%
Two or More 1.3%
Asian 1.0%
African American 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%
Largest group: White at 66.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 46.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 46.8, Margaretville Central School is about as mixed as the New York school average of 45.5.
Programs
AP courses offered 1
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Margaretville Central School District, which includes Margaretville Central School.
$31,407
Per student
+19%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+89%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 57.9%
State 30.4%
Federal 11.8%
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 (~301 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Margaretville Central School
How many students attend Margaretville Central School?
Margaretville Central School has 301 students enrolled. It is a public school in Margaretville, NY.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Margaretville Central School?
The student-teacher ratio at Margaretville Central School is 7:1, which is 41% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 55% 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 Margaretville Central School?
56.9% of students at Margaretville Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Margaretville Central School?
The largest demographic group at Margaretville Central School is White at 66.4% of enrollment, in Margaretville, NY.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Margaretville Central School?
Margaretville Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Margaretville Central School a good school?
Margaretville Central School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% 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 Margaretville Central School District?
None reported; Margaretville Central School District operates only Margaretville Central School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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