New York State School for the Blind

Public school, kindergarten to ungraded · Batavia, New York

New York State School for the Blind in Batavia, New York enrolled 51 students in 2024-25 with 11.0 full-time teachers, 4.6 students per teacher against the New York median of 8.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 21%

58 students in 2022-23, 48 students in 2023-24, 51 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.0 to 11.0.

Students enrolled at New York State School for the Blind by school year2022-23: 58, 2023-24: 48, 2024-25: 5102040602022-23582023-24482024-2551
Students enrolled at New York State School for the Blind by school year2022-23: 58, 2023-24: 48, 2024-25: 5102040602022-23582023-24482024-2551
Students enrolled at New York State School for the Blind by school year2022-23: 58, 2023-24: 48, 2024-25: 5102040602022-23582023-24482024-2551
Students enrolled at New York State School for the Blind by school year2022-23: 58, 2023-24: 48, 2024-25: 5102040602022-23582023-24482024-2551
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-235814.04.1
2023-244814.03.4
2024-255111.04.6

4.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 New York schools of this kind

Among the 219 New York schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 8.4; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New York other schools, 2024-25219 values from 3.0 to 47.8; This school 4.6; state median 8.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 4.6state median 8.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New York other schools, 2024-25219 values from 3.0 to 47.8; This school 4.6; state median 8.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 4.6state median 8.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New York other schools, 2024-25219 values from 3.0 to 47.8; This school 4.6; state median 8.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 4.6state median 8.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New York other schools, 2024-25219 values from 3.0 to 47.8; This school 4.6; state median 8.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 4.6state median 8.4U.S. 13.8

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection New York State School for the Blind enrolled 58 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent48.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

56.9% of students were White, 23.5% Black, 11.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White56.9%
  2. Black23.5%
  3. Hispanic11.8%
  4. Asian3.9%
  5. Two or more races3.9%

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.

What to look at next about New York State School for the Blind

  1. Barker Junior/Senior High SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 29 miles away: 653 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).29 mi
  2. Compare New York State School for the Blind with Barker Junior/Senior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  3. How much New York State School for the Blind spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  4. The largest public schools in New YorkNew York State School for the Blind is the number 239 by size of 249 New York schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#239 of 249
  5. New York schools by students per teacher4.6 students per teacher here against the New York median of 8.4 for schools of this kind.4.6:1
  6. 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 York State School for the Blind

  1. How many students attend New York State School for the Blind?
    51 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 58 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Batavia, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at New York State School for the Blind?
    4.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for schools of this kind is 8.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is New York State School for the Blind a Title I school?
    New York State School for the Blind was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is New York State School for the Blind in?
    New York State School for the Blind, NCES district ID 3600133. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 360013305035 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
  • 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.

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