Enrollment
411
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Sackets Harbor, NY
Sackets Harbor Central School
Federal NCES profile for Sackets Harbor Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 361488001245
👥 S:T ratio 60
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 18
📋 Attendance 61
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Sackets Harbor Central School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of New York schools.
- 42
- Resource Index · Typical
- 10:1
- small classes for New York
- 30.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 411
- students enrolled
Sackets Harbor Central School has class sizes smaller than 70% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Sackets Harbor Central School District · New York
NCES ID 361488001245 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
41.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10:1
vs 11.8:1 New York avg
-15% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
30.0%
vs 56.2% New York avg
-47% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Sackets Harbor Central School compares with New York and U.S. medians
What stands out at Sackets Harbor Central School
Sackets Harbor Central School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Sackets Harbor, New York, enrolling 411 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10:1 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 30.0% of students eligible for free meals.
With 411 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 830 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #404.
Its student body is predominantly White (88% of enrollment) (diversity index 23/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 411 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
15.6% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Its district draws 16.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Sackets Harbor Central School District operates only this one school, so Sackets Harbor 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 Sackets Harbor Central School compares
Sackets Harbor 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 | 10:1 | ▼ 15% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 30.0% | ▼ 47% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 411 | top 52% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
411
Bigger than 49% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
30.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 47% 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
10:1
students per teacher
- 15% below state mean
Top 30% in New York - lower ratio than 70% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
15.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$22,303
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 411 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
17
in-school suspensions + 14 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.5 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 87.6%
Hispanic or Latino 8.0%
Two or More 2.7%
African American 1.0%
Asian 0.7%
Largest group: White at 87.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 22.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 22.5, Sackets Harbor Central School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
Programs
AP courses offered 1
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Sackets Harbor Central School District, which includes Sackets Harbor Central School.
$22,303
Per student
-16%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+34%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 41.3%
State 42.5%
Federal 16.2%
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 (~411 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Sackets Harbor Central School
How many students attend Sackets Harbor Central School?
Sackets Harbor Central School has 411 students enrolled. It is a public school in Sackets Harbor, NY.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sackets Harbor Central School?
The student-teacher ratio at Sackets Harbor Central School is 10:1, which is 15% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 36% 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 Sackets Harbor Central School?
30.0% of students at Sackets Harbor Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sackets Harbor Central School?
The largest demographic group at Sackets Harbor Central School is White at 87.6% of enrollment, in Sackets Harbor, NY.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Sackets Harbor Central School?
Sackets Harbor Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Sackets Harbor Central School a good school?
Sackets Harbor Central School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of 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 Sackets Harbor Central School District?
None reported; Sackets Harbor Central School District operates only Sackets Harbor Central School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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