Enrollment
224
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Roxbury, NY
Roxbury Central School
Federal NCES profile for Roxbury Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 362511003473
👥 S:T ratio 72
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 55
📋 Attendance 47
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Roxbury Central School earns 51/100 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.
- 51
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7:1
- small classes for New York
- 37.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 224
- students enrolled
Roxbury Central School has class sizes smaller than 94% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Roxbury Central School District · New York
NCES ID 362511003473 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
32.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7:1
vs 11.8:1 New York avg
-41% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
37.2%
vs 56.2% New York avg
-34% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Roxbury Central School compares with New York and U.S. medians
What stands out at Roxbury Central School
Roxbury Central School is a small combined-grade school in Roxbury, New York, enrolling 224 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7:1, Roxbury Central School is leaner than roughly 94% of New York schools and 41% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 37.2% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 224 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 366 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #63.
Its student body is predominantly White (91% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 17/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 224 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.4% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Roxbury Central School District spends $38,278 per pupil, 45% above the New York average, a better-resourced district than most.
Roxbury Central School District operates only this one school, so Roxbury 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 Roxbury Central School compares
Roxbury 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 | 7:1 | ▼ 41% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 37.2% | ▼ 34% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 224 | top 87% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
224
Bigger than 22% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
37.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 34% 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
7:1
students per teacher
- 41% 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
21.4%
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
$38,278
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 224 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 23 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 14.3 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 91.1%
Two or More 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino 3.6%
African American 1.3%
Largest group: White at 91.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 16.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 16.7, Roxbury Central School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Roxbury Central School District, which includes Roxbury Central School.
$38,278
Per student
+45%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+131%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 54.9%
State 33.1%
Federal 12.0%
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 (~224 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Roxbury Central School
How many students attend Roxbury Central School?
Roxbury Central School has 224 students enrolled. It is a public school in Roxbury, NY.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roxbury Central School?
The student-teacher ratio at Roxbury Central School is 7:1, which is 41% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 55% 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 Roxbury Central School?
37.2% of students at Roxbury Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Roxbury Central School?
The largest demographic group at Roxbury Central School is White at 91.1% of enrollment, in Roxbury, NY.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Roxbury Central School?
Roxbury Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (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 Roxbury Central School a good school?
Roxbury Central School earns 51/100 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 Roxbury Central School District?
None reported; Roxbury Central School District operates only Roxbury Central School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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