Other / mixed grade configuration · South Otselic, NY

Otselic Valley Central School

Federal NCES profile for Otselic Valley Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 362210003132
0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
48
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Otselic Valley Central School earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.

34
Resource Index · Typical
10.4:1
students per teacher
50.7%
free-lunch eligible
261
students enrolled

Otselic Valley Central School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

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

-10 students YoY

Otselic Valley Central School held near 290 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-10 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 25.0 → 23.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-10 students YoY 362210003132 · South Otselic, NY Other · SMALL · TRAD

261 enr · 10.4:1 · 50.7% lunch · RII 34

Nearest enrollment peer: Norwood Elementary School (261 students)

Otselic Valley Central School held near 290 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-10 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 25.0 → 23.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Otselic Valley Central School compares

Otselic Valley Central 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 10.4:1 ▼ 12% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 50.7% ▼ 10% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 261 top 83% - -

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

10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
261
Bigger than 27% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
50.7%
free-lunch eligible - 10% 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
10.4:1
students per teacher - 12% below state mean
Top 35% in New York - lower ratio than 65% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
67.0%
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
$33,208
per pupil, district-wide - above 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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 261 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
8
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 97.3%
Hispanic or Latino 1.5%
Asian 0.8%
African American 0.4%

Largest group: White at 97.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 5.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 5.3, Otselic Valley Central School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

District finance for Otselic Valley Csd reports $33,208 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

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 Otselic Valley Central School

How many students attend Otselic Valley Central School?

Otselic Valley Central School has 261 students enrolled. It is a public school in South Otselic, NY. CCD year-over-year: 300 (2022-23) → 290 (2023-24), nearly flat (-10).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Otselic Valley Central School?

The student-teacher ratio at Otselic Valley Central School is 10.4:1, which is 12% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 34% 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 Otselic Valley Central School?

50.7% of students at Otselic Valley Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Otselic Valley Central School?

The largest demographic group at Otselic Valley Central School is White at 97.3% of enrollment, in South Otselic, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Otselic Valley Central School?

Otselic Valley Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (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 Otselic Valley Csd?

None reported; Otselic Valley Csd operates only Otselic Valley Central School as a public school district in NCES's records.

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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