Other / mixed grade configuration · Clifton Springs, NY

Midlakes Middle/High School

Federal NCES profile for Midlakes Middle/High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 362289003214
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
64
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
66
📋 Attendance
27
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Midlakes Middle/High School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 81% of New York schools.

47
Resource Index · Typical
9.1:1
small classes for New York
40.8%
free-lunch eligible
677
students enrolled

Midlakes Middle/High School has class sizes smaller than 81% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

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

-9 students YoY

Midlakes Middle/High School held near 687 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-9 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 74.6 → 74.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-9 students YoY 362289003214 · Clifton Springs, NY Other · MID · TRAD

677 enr · 9.1:1 · 40.8% lunch · RII 47

Nearest enrollment peer: Midlakes Elementary School (761 students)

Midlakes Middle/High School held near 687 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-9 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 74.6 → 74.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Midlakes Middle/High School compares

Midlakes Middle/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 9.1:1 ▼ 23% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 40.8% ▼ 27% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 677 top 20% - -

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

9.1:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
677
Bigger than 79% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
40.8%
free-lunch eligible - 27% 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
9.1:1
students per teacher - 23% below state mean
Top 19% in New York - lower ratio than 81% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
29.1%
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
$25,772
per pupil, district-wide - below 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
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 169 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
65
in-school suspensions + 68 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 9.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 19.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 86.7%
Hispanic or Latino 9.6%
Two or More 2.2%
African American 1.0%
Asian 0.4%

Largest group: White at 86.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 23.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 23.8, Midlakes Middle/High School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 6

District finance for Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District reports $25,772 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Midlakes Middle/High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Midlakes Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District · 1 sibling school

View district profile

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 Midlakes Middle/High School

How many students attend Midlakes Middle/High School?

Midlakes Middle/High School has 677 students enrolled. It is a public school in Clifton Springs, NY. CCD year-over-year: 696 (2022-23) → 687 (2023-24), nearly flat (-9).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Midlakes Middle/High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Midlakes Middle/High School is 9.1:1, which is 23% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 42% 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 Midlakes Middle/High School?

40.8% of students at Midlakes Middle/High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Midlakes Middle/High School?

The largest demographic group at Midlakes Middle/High School is White at 86.7% of enrollment, in Clifton Springs, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Midlakes Middle/High School?

Midlakes Middle/High School has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical 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 Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District?

Besides Midlakes Middle/High School, Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District also operates Midlakes Elementary School (761 students). See the Phelps-Clifton Springs 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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