Enrollment
28
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Putnam Station, NY
Putnam Central School
Federal NCES profile for Putnam Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 362397003313
👥 S:T ratio 84
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 72
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Putnam Central School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of New York schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New York.
- 47
- Resource Index · Typical
- 4:1
- small classes for New York
- 48.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 28
- students enrolled
Putnam Central School has class sizes smaller than 99% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Putnam Central School District · New York
NCES ID 362397003313 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
7.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
4:1
vs 11.8:1 New York avg
-66% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
48.9%
vs 56.2% New York avg
-13% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Putnam Central School compares with New York and U.S. medians
What stands out at Putnam Central School
Putnam Central School is a small combined-grade school in Putnam Station, New York, enrolling 28 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 4:1, Putnam Central School is leaner than roughly 99% of New York schools and 66% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 48.9% 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 99% of New York schools, with 28 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 4,801 scored New York schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 0/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 140 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 89.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Putnam Central School District spends $35,820 per pupil, 36% above the New York average, a better-resourced district than most.
Putnam Central School District operates only this one school, so Putnam Central School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 28 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 Putnam Central School compares
Putnam 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 | 4:1 | ▼ 66% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 48.9% | ▼ 13% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 28 | top 99% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
4:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
28
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
48.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 13% 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
4:1
students per teacher
- 66% below state mean
Top 1% in New York - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
89.3%
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
$35,820
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
Counselors0.2 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 100.0%
Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 0.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Putnam Central School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Putnam Central School District, which includes Putnam Central School.
$35,820
Per student
+36%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+116%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 74.5%
State 20.7%
Federal 4.8%
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 (~28 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Putnam Central School
How many students attend Putnam Central School?
Putnam Central School has 28 students enrolled. It is a public school in Putnam Station, NY.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Putnam Central School?
The student-teacher ratio at Putnam Central School is 4:1, which is 66% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 75% 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 Putnam Central School?
48.9% of students at Putnam Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Putnam Central School?
The largest demographic group at Putnam Central School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Putnam Station, NY.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Putnam Central School?
Putnam Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (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 Putnam Central School a good school?
Putnam Central School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of New York schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New York. 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 Putnam Central School District?
None reported; Putnam Central School District operates only Putnam Central School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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