High school (grades 9-12) · Yorkshire, NY

Pioneer Senior High School

Federal NCES profile for Pioneer Senior High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 360897000686
0/100100/10040/100
👥 S:T ratio
62
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
68
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pioneer Senior High School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of New York schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.

40
Resource Index · Typical
9.5:1
small classes for New York
38.6%
free-lunch eligible
636
students enrolled

Pioneer Senior High School has class sizes smaller than 77% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

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

+26 students YoY

Pioneer Senior High School held near 684 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+26 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 67.2 → 71.4 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+26 students YoY 360897000686 · Yorkshire, NY High · MID · TRAD

636 enr · 9.5:1 · 38.6% lunch · RII 40

Nearest enrollment peer: Pioneer Middle School (659 students)

Pioneer Senior High School held near 684 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+26 headcount). Teacher FTE added 67.2 → 71.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

Pioneer Senior High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Pioneer Senior High School reports 636 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Pioneer Senior High School compares

Pioneer Senior High 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 9.5:1 ▼ 19% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 38.6% ▼ 31% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 636 top 23% - -

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

9.5:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
636
Bigger than 76% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
38.6%
free-lunch eligible - 31% below the New York average of 56.2%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
9.5:1
students per teacher - 19% below state mean
Top 23% in New York - lower ratio than 77% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
50.2%
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
$24,308
per pupil, district-wide - below 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
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 159 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
101
in-school suspensions + 50 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 15.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 23.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 93.9%
Hispanic or Latino 2.7%
Two or More 1.7%
Asian 1.1%
African American 0.6%

Largest group: White at 93.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 11.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 11.7, Pioneer Senior High School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 10

District finance for Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District reports $24,308 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Pioneer Senior High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Pioneer Middle School Similar size Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Arcade Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Delevan Elementary School Smaller Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Pioneer Senior High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District · 3 sibling schools

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Nationwide high 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 Pioneer Senior High School

How many students attend Pioneer Senior High School?

Pioneer Senior High School has 636 students enrolled. It is a high school in Yorkshire, NY. CCD year-over-year: 658 (2022-23) → 684 (2023-24), nearly flat (+26).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pioneer Senior High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Pioneer Senior High School is 9.5:1, which is 19% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 39% 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 Pioneer Senior High School?

38.6% of students at Pioneer 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 Pioneer Senior High School?

The largest demographic group at Pioneer Senior High School is White at 93.9% of enrollment, in Yorkshire, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pioneer Senior High School?

Pioneer Senior High School has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (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 Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District?

Besides Pioneer Senior High School, Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District also operates Pioneer Middle School (659 students), Arcade Elementary School (505 students), and Delevan Elementary School (337 students). See the Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District 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 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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