Enrollment
427
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Romulus, NY
Romulus Central School
Federal NCES profile for Romulus Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 362493004369
👥 S:T ratio 58
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 15
📋 Attendance 52
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Romulus Central School earns 39/100 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.
- 39
- Resource Index · Typical
- 10.4:1
- students per teacher
- 56.1%
- free-lunch eligible
- 427
- students enrolled
Romulus Central School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Romulus Central School District · New York
NCES ID 362493004369 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
41.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.4:1
vs 11.8:1 New York avg
-12% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
56.1%
vs 56.2% New York avg
-0% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Romulus Central School compares with New York and U.S. medians
What stands out at Romulus Central School
Romulus Central School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Romulus, New York, enrolling 427 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 56.1% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
With 427 students, its enrollment sits close to the New York median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 4,801 scored New York schools.
Against 776 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #291.
Its student body is predominantly White (90% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 19/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 427 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 19.4% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Its district draws 17.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Romulus Central School District operates only this one school, so Romulus Central School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Romulus Central School compares
Romulus 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 | 10.4:1 | ▼ 12% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 56.1% | ▼ 0% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 427 | top 50% | - | - |
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.
427
Bigger than 51% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
56.1%
free-lunch eligible
- 0% 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
19.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$24,976
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 427 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
29
in-school suspensions + 10 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.1 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 89.7%
Two or More 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino 4.0%
African American 1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%
Largest group: White at 89.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 19.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 19.2, Romulus Central School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Romulus Central School District, which includes Romulus Central School.
$24,976
Per student
-5%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+51%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 38.3%
State 44.4%
Federal 17.3%
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 (~427 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Romulus Central School
How many students attend Romulus Central School?
Romulus Central School has 427 students enrolled. It is a public school in Romulus, NY.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Romulus Central School?
The student-teacher ratio at Romulus 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 Romulus Central School?
56.1% of students at Romulus Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Romulus Central School?
The largest demographic group at Romulus Central School is White at 89.7% of enrollment, in Romulus, NY.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Romulus Central School?
Romulus Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (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 Romulus Central School a good school?
Romulus Central School earns 39/100 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. 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 Romulus Central School District?
None reported; Romulus Central School District operates only Romulus Central School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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