Middle school (grades 6-8) · New Albany, OH

New Albany Middle School

Federal NCES profile for New Albany Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 390469902735
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
35
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
23
📋 Attendance
57
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

New Albany Middle School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Ohio schools.

#2 of 5
public schools in New Albany · Resource Index
46
Resource Index · Typical
16.3:1
students per teacher
768
students enrolled

New Albany Middle School has class sizes near the Ohio median. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, New Albany Middle School ranks #2 of 5 public schools in New Albany, OH.

School address

Enrollment

768

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

47.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.3:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

-10% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How New Albany Middle School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at New Albany Middle School

New Albany Middle School is a large middle school in New Albany, Ohio, enrolling 768 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 16.3:1 puts it in the smaller third of Ohio schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 768 puts it in the larger third of Ohio schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,574 scored Ohio schools.

Its student body is led by White (59%) and African American (14%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 61/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 384 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

17.3% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

New Albany-Plain Local also operates New Albany High School (1,601 students) and New Albany Intermediate School (1,134 students) alongside New Albany Middle School.

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 New Albany Middle School compares

New Albany Middle School on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.3:1 ▼ 10% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 768 top 12% - -

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

16.3:1
Leaner classes than 36% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
768
Bigger than 84% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
16.3:1
students per teacher - 10% below state mean
Top 40% in Ohio - lower ratio than 60% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
17.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$13,936
per pupil, district-wide - below Ohio avg of $14,655
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 384 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 34 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.4 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 59.1%
African American 13.8%
Asian 12.5%
Two or More 8.6%
Hispanic or Latino 5.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

Largest group: White at 59.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 60.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 60.5, New Albany Middle School is more mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for New Albany-Plain Local, which includes New Albany Middle School.

$13,936
Per student
-5%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-16%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 81.8%
State 11.0%
Federal 7.2%

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.

How New Albany Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
New Albany High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
New Albany Intermediate School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
New Albany Primary School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
New Albany Early Learning Center Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

New Albany-Plain Local · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Ohio, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on New Albany Middle School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about New Albany Middle School

How many students attend New Albany Middle School?

New Albany Middle School has 768 students enrolled. It is a middle school in New Albany, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at New Albany Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at New Albany Middle School is 16.3:1, which is 10% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 4% higher 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 New Albany Middle School?

The largest demographic group at New Albany Middle School is White at 59.1% of enrollment, in New Albany, OH. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 60.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for New Albany Middle School?

New Albany Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (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).

How does New Albany Middle School rank among public schools in New Albany?

By Resource Investment Index, New Albany Middle School ranks #2 of 5 public schools in New Albany, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in New Albany on the city page.

Is New Albany Middle School a good school?

New Albany Middle School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Ohio 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 New Albany-Plain Local?

Besides New Albany Middle School, New Albany-Plain Local also operates New Albany High School (1,601 students), New Albany Intermediate School (1,134 students), and New Albany Primary School (981 students). See the New Albany-Plain Local 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 2021-22) · 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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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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