New Roots Charter School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Ithaca, New York
New Roots Charter School in Ithaca, New York enrolled 98 students in 2024-25 with 13.8 full-time teachers, 7.1 students per teacher against the New York high-school median of 10.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (New York: 87.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%
106 students in 2022-23, 108 students in 2023-24, 98 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.5 to 13.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 106 | 15.5 | 6.8 |
| 2023-24 | 108 | 15.4 | 7.0 |
| 2024-25 | 98 | 13.8 | 7.1 |
7.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 of every 100 New York high schools
Among the 1,158 New York high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 125 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection New Roots Charter School enrolled 125 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 125 of the 125 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent55.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
64.0% of students were White, 15.1% Black, 12.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White64.0%
- Black15.1%
- Two or more races12.8%
- Hispanic4.7%
- Asian2.3%
- Pacific Islander1.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
80-89% of the 47 students in New Roots Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | New York | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 80‑89% | 80‑89% | 87.2% |
| Students in the class | 47 | 47 | 202,009 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Ithaca
3 public high schools in Ithaca report 2024-25 enrollment; New Roots Charter School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca Senior High School | 1,411 | 13.8 | 25.4% |
| Lehman Alternative Community School | 265 | 9.1 | 37.0% |
| New Roots Charter School | 98 | 7.1 | 57.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about New Roots Charter School
- Lehman Alternative Community SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 265 students, 9.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Ithaca Senior High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 1,411 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare New Roots Charter School with Lehman Alternative Community SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much New Roots Charter School spends per student$21,462 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,462
- The largest public schools in New YorkNew Roots Charter School is the number 1,155 by size of 1,195 New York high schools open in 2024-25.#1,155 of 1,195
- New York schools by students per teacher7.1 students per teacher here against the New York median of 10.8 for high schools.7.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about New Roots Charter School
How many students attend New Roots Charter School?
98 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 106 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Ithaca, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at New Roots Charter School?
7.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for high schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is New Roots Charter School a Title I school?
New Roots Charter School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What is the graduation rate at New Roots Charter School?
80-89% of the 47 students in New Roots Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is New Roots Charter School in?
New Roots Charter School, NCES district ID 3600990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 360099006102 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.