Enrollment
159
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Van Hornesville, NY
Owen D Young Central School
Federal NCES profile for Owen D Young Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 362220003142
👥 S:T ratio 76
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 68
📋 Attendance 50
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Owen D Young Central School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of New York schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.
- 56
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.1:1
- small classes for New York
- 60.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 159
- students enrolled
Owen D Young Central School has class sizes smaller than 96% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 362220003142 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
26.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.1:1
vs 11.8:1 New York avg
-48% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
60.9%
vs 56.2% New York avg
+8% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Owen D Young Central School compares with New York and U.S. medians
What stands out at Owen D Young Central School
Owen D Young Central School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Van Hornesville, New York, enrolling 159 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.1:1, Owen D Young Central School is leaner than roughly 96% of New York schools and 48% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 60.9% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of New York schools, with 159 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 91% of the 4,801 New York schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 107 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #13.
Its student body is predominantly White (96% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 9/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 159 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 20.1% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District operates only this one school, so Owen D Young Central School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 159 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of New York's single-school districts.
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 Owen D Young Central School compares
Owen D Young Central School on the metrics families compare, against New York and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs New York | New York avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 6.1:1 | ▼ 48% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 60.9% | ▲ 8% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 159 | top 94% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.1:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
159
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
60.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 8% above 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
6.1:1
students per teacher
- 48% below state mean
Top 4% in New York - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
20.1%
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
$31,212
per pupil, district-wide
- above New York avg of $26,410
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 159 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.3 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 95.6%
Hispanic or Latino 2.5%
Two or More 1.9%
Largest group: White at 95.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 8.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 8.5, Owen D Young Central School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District, which includes Owen D Young Central School.
$31,212
Per student
+18%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+88%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 27.4%
State 60.1%
Federal 12.5%
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.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New York, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~159 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.1:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Owen D Young Central School
How many students attend Owen D Young Central School?
Owen D Young Central School has 159 students enrolled. It is a public school in Van Hornesville, NY.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Owen D Young Central School?
The student-teacher ratio at Owen D Young Central School is 6.1:1, which is 48% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 61% 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 Owen D Young Central School?
60.9% of students at Owen D Young Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Owen D Young Central School?
The largest demographic group at Owen D Young Central School is White at 95.6% of enrollment, in Van Hornesville, NY.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Owen D Young Central School?
Owen D Young Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (higher 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).
Is Owen D Young Central School a good school?
Owen D Young Central School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of New York schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York 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 Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District?
None reported; Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District operates only Owen D Young Central School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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