Enrollment
183
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Shelter Island, NY
Shelter Island School
Federal NCES profile for Shelter Island School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 362664003632
👥 S:T ratio 78
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 63
📋 Attendance 23
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Shelter Island School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of New York schools.
- 49
- Resource Index · Higher
- 5.4:1
- small classes for New York
- 31.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 183
- students enrolled
Shelter Island School has class sizes smaller than 97% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Shelter Island Union Free School District · New York
NCES ID 362664003632 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
34.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
5.4:1
vs 11.8:1 New York avg
-54% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
31.6%
vs 56.2% New York avg
-44% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Shelter Island School compares with New York and U.S. medians
What stands out at Shelter Island School
Shelter Island School is a small combined-grade school in Shelter Island, New York, enrolling 183 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 5.4:1, Shelter Island School is leaner than roughly 97% of New York schools and 54% 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 31.6% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of New York schools, with 183 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 4,801 scored New York schools.
Against 176 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #55.
Its student body is led by White (65%) and Hispanic or Latino (30%) (diversity index 49/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 183 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 30.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Shelter Island Union Free School District spends $61,326 per pupil, 132% above the New York average, a better-resourced district than most.
Shelter Island Union Free School District operates only this one school, so Shelter Island School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 183 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of New York's single-school districts.
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 Shelter Island School compares
Shelter Island 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 | 5.4:1 | ▼ 54% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 31.6% | ▼ 44% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 183 | top 92% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
5.4:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
183
Bigger than 18% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
31.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 44% 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
5.4:1
students per teacher
- 54% below state mean
Top 3% in New York - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
30.6%
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
$61,326
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 183 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.4 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 65.0%
Hispanic or Latino 30.1%
Asian 2.2%
Two or More 2.2%
African American 0.5%
Largest group: White at 65.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 48.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 48.6, Shelter Island School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
Programs
AP courses offered 7
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Shelter Island Union Free School District, which includes Shelter Island School.
$61,326
Per student
+132%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+270%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 89.6%
State 7.9%
Federal 2.5%
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 (~183 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~5.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Shelter Island School
How many students attend Shelter Island School?
Shelter Island School has 183 students enrolled. It is a public school in Shelter Island, NY.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shelter Island School?
The student-teacher ratio at Shelter Island School is 5.4:1, which is 54% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 66% 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 Shelter Island School?
31.6% of students at Shelter Island School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Shelter Island School?
The largest demographic group at Shelter Island School is White at 65.0% of enrollment, in Shelter Island, NY.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Shelter Island School?
Shelter Island School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher 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 Shelter Island School a good school?
Shelter Island School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% 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 Shelter Island Union Free School District?
None reported; Shelter Island Union Free School District operates only Shelter Island School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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