Other / mixed grade configuration · Sharon Springs, NY

Sharon Springs Central School

Federal NCES profile for Sharon Springs Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 362658003631
0/100100/10045/100
👥 S:T ratio
65
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
47
📋 Attendance
37
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Sharon Springs Central School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 84% of New York schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.

45
Resource Index · Typical
8.8:1
small classes for New York
45.8%
free-lunch eligible
264
students enrolled

Sharon Springs Central School has class sizes smaller than 84% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

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

+8 students YoY

Sharon Springs Central School held near 257 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+8 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 30.0 → 31.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+8 students YoY 362658003631 · Sharon Springs, NY Other · SMALL · TRAD

264 enr · 8.8:1 · 45.8% lunch · RII 45

Nearest enrollment peer: Lake Otis Elementary (264 students)

Sharon Springs Central School held near 257 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+8 headcount). Teacher FTE added 30.0 → 31.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Sharon Springs Central School compares

Sharon Springs Central 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 8.8:1 ▼ 25% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 45.8% ▼ 19% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 264 top 82% - -

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

8.8:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
264
Bigger than 27% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
45.8%
free-lunch eligible - 19% 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
8.8:1
students per teacher - 25% below state mean
Top 16% in New York - lower ratio than 84% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
25.4%
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
$34,820
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 264 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 94.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.0%
Two or More 1.5%
African American 0.4%
Asian 0.4%

Largest group: White at 94.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 10.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 10.2, Sharon Springs Central School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

District finance for Sharon Springs Central School District reports $34,820 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

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.

Frequently asked questions about Sharon Springs Central School

How many students attend Sharon Springs Central School?

Sharon Springs Central School has 264 students enrolled. It is a public school in Sharon Springs, NY. CCD year-over-year: 249 (2022-23) → 257 (2023-24), nearly flat (+8).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Sharon Springs Central School?

The student-teacher ratio at Sharon Springs Central School is 8.8:1, which is 25% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 44% 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 Sharon Springs Central School?

45.8% of students at Sharon Springs Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sharon Springs Central School?

The largest demographic group at Sharon Springs Central School is White at 94.7% of enrollment, in Sharon Springs, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Sharon Springs Central School?

Sharon Springs Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Sharon Springs Central School District?

None reported; Sharon Springs Central School District operates only Sharon Springs Central School as a public school district in NCES's records.

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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