Other / mixed grade configuration · South Dayton, NY

Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School

Federal NCES profile for Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 362307003232
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
72
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
80
📋 Attendance
1
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of New York schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.

46
Resource Index · Typical
6.9:1
small classes for New York
51.6%
free-lunch eligible
199
students enrolled

Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School has class sizes smaller than 94% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

199

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

29.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

6.9:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

-42% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

51.6%

vs 56.2% New York avg

-8% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School compares with New York and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:16.9:1

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

What stands out at Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School

Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in South Dayton, New York, enrolling 199 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 6.9:1, Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School is leaner than roughly 94% of New York schools and 42% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 51.6% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 199 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 4,801 scored New York schools.

Against 273 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #91.

Its student body is predominantly White (89% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 20/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 100 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 39.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 15.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 34 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Its district, Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton), also runs Pine Valley Elementary School (319 students).

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 Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School compares

Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High 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 6.9:1 ▼ 42% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 51.6% ▼ 8% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 199 top 90% - -

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

6.9:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
199
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
51.6%
free-lunch eligible - 8% 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
6.9:1
students per teacher - 42% below state mean
Top 6% in New York - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
39.7%
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
$25,417
per pupil, district-wide - below 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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 100 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
34
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 17.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 19.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 34 expulsions.

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 89.4%
Hispanic or Latino 6.5%
Two or More 3.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%

Largest group: White at 89.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 19.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 19.5, Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton), which includes Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School.

$25,417
Per student
-4%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+53%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 18.3%
State 66.6%
Federal 15.1%

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 Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Pine Valley Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton) · 1 sibling school

View district profile

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.

Next steps

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Frequently asked questions about Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School

How many students attend Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School?

Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School has 199 students enrolled. It is a public school in South Dayton, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School is 6.9:1, which is 42% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 56% 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 Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School?

51.6% of students at Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School?

The largest demographic group at Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School is White at 89.4% of enrollment, in South Dayton, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School?

Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High 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).

Is Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School a good school?

Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% 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 Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton)?

Besides Pine Valley Central Junior-Senior High School, Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton) also operates Pine Valley Elementary School (319 students). See the Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton) 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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