Other / mixed grade configuration · Setauket, NY

Setauket Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Setauket Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 362820003808
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👥 S:T ratio
53
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
83
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Setauket Elementary School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median.

55
Resource Index · Higher
11.7:1
students per teacher
9.6%
free-lunch eligible
599
students enrolled

Setauket Elementary School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

School address

Setauket, NY 11733
District: Three Village Central School District · New York

NCES ID 362820003808 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+0 students YoY

Setauket Elementary School held near 604 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 51.9 → 47.3 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+0 students YoY 362820003808 · Setauket, NY Other · MID · TRAD

599 enr · 11.7:1 · 9.6% lunch · RII 55

Nearest enrollment peer: Ward Melville Senior High School (1,442 students)

Setauket Elementary School held near 604 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 51.9 → 47.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

Setauket Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Setauket Elementary School reports 599 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 Setauket Elementary School compares

Setauket Elementary 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 11.7:1 ▼ 1% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 9.6% ▼ 83% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 599 top 26% - -

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

11.7:1
Leaner classes than 78% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
599
Bigger than 72% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
9.6%
free-lunch eligible - 83% below the New York average of 56.2%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.7:1
students per teacher - 1% below state mean
Top 55% in New York - lower ratio than 45% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
6.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$36,733
per pupil, district-wide - above 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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 76.3%
Hispanic or Latino 8.7%
Two or More 7.3%
Asian 7.0%
African American 0.7%

Largest group: White at 76.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 40.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 40.0, Setauket Elementary School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

District finance for Three Village Central School District reports $36,733 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Setauket Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Ward Melville Senior High School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Paul J Gelinas Junior High School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Minnesauke Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Arrowhead Elementary School Similar size Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Three Village Central School District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other 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.

Similar enrollment (~599 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.7:1)

Frequently asked questions about Setauket Elementary School

How many students attend Setauket Elementary School?

Setauket Elementary School has 599 students enrolled. It is a public school in Setauket, NY. CCD year-over-year: 604 (2022-23) → 604 (2023-24), nearly flat (+0).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Setauket Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Setauket Elementary School is 11.7:1, which is 1% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 25% 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 Setauket Elementary School?

9.6% of students at Setauket Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Setauket Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Setauket Elementary School is White at 76.3% of enrollment, in Setauket, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Setauket Elementary School?

Setauket Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Three Village Central School District?

Besides Setauket Elementary School, Three Village Central School District also operates Ward Melville Senior High School (1,442 students), Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School (655 students), and Paul J Gelinas Junior High School (651 students). See the Three Village Central School District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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