Other / mixed grade configuration · Syracuse, NY

Seymour Dual Language Academy

Federal NCES profile for Seymour Dual Language Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 362859003879
0/100100/10025/100
👥 S:T ratio
61
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
10
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Seymour Dual Language Academy earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 75% of New York schools.

#12 of 23
schools in Syracuse · Resource Index
25
Resource Index · Lower
9.7:1
small classes for New York
91.5%
free-lunch eligible

Seymour Dual Language Academy has class sizes smaller than 75% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Seymour Dual Language Academy ranks #12 of 23 schools in Syracuse, NY.

Enrollment

448

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

46.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9.7:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

-18% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

91.5%

vs 56.2% New York avg

+63% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Seymour Dual Language Academy compares with New York and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Seymour Dual Language Academy

Seymour Dual Language Academy is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Syracuse, New York, enrolling 448 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.7:1 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need is high: 91.5% of students qualify for free meals, 63% above the New York average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

With 448 students, its enrollment sits close to the New York median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 4,801 scored New York schools.

Against 811 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #544.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (64%) and African American (28%) (diversity index 51/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 448 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 85.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 22.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Syracuse City School District also operates Henninger High School (1,483 students) and Nottingham High School (1,350 students) alongside Seymour Dual Language Academy.

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 Seymour Dual Language Academy compares

Seymour Dual Language Academy 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 9.7:1 ▼ 18% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 91.5% ▲ 63% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 448 top 46% - -

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

9.7:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
448
Bigger than 55% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
91.5%
free-lunch eligible - 63% above the New York average of 56.2%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.7:1
students per teacher - 18% below state mean
Top 25% in New York - lower ratio than 75% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
85.7%
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
$23,831
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 448 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
12
in-school suspensions + 10 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.9 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

Hispanic or Latino 64.3%
African American 27.9%
White 5.6%
Two or More 1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 64.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 50.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 50.5, Seymour Dual Language Academy is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Syracuse City School District, which includes Seymour Dual Language Academy.

$23,831
Per student
-10%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+44%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 11.5%
State 65.7%
Federal 22.8%

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.

How Seymour Dual Language Academy Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Henninger High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Nottingham High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Corcoran High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Public Service Leadership Academy at Fowler Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Huntington K-8 School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Seymour Dual Language Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Syracuse City School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Seymour Dual Language Academy's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Seymour Dual Language Academy

How many students attend Seymour Dual Language Academy?

Seymour Dual Language Academy has 448 students enrolled. It is a public school in Syracuse, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Seymour Dual Language Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Seymour Dual Language Academy is 9.7:1, which is 18% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 38% 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 Seymour Dual Language Academy?

91.5% of students at Seymour Dual Language Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Seymour Dual Language Academy?

The largest demographic group at Seymour Dual Language Academy is Hispanic or Latino at 64.3% of enrollment, in Syracuse, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Seymour Dual Language Academy?

Seymour Dual Language Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (lower 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).

How does Seymour Dual Language Academy rank among schools in Syracuse?

By Resource Investment Index, Seymour Dual Language Academy ranks #12 of 23 schools in Syracuse, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Syracuse on the city page.

Is Seymour Dual Language Academy a good school?

Seymour Dual Language Academy earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 75% 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 Syracuse City School District?

Besides Seymour Dual Language Academy, Syracuse City School District also operates Henninger High School (1,483 students), Nottingham High School (1,350 students), and Corcoran High School (1,338 students). See the Syracuse City School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

View saved

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.