High school (grades 9-12) · Otego, NY

Unatego Junior-Senior High School

Federal NCES profile for Unatego Junior-Senior High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 362924003934
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
78
📋 Attendance
23
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Unatego Junior-Senior High School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.

47
Resource Index · Typical
11.1:1
students per teacher
37.2%
free-lunch eligible
221
students enrolled

Unatego Junior-Senior High School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

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

-10 students YoY

Unatego Junior-Senior High School held near 240 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-10 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 20.8 → 20.3 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-10 students YoY 362924003934 · Otego, NY High · SMALL · TRAD

221 enr · 11.1:1 · 37.2% lunch · RII 47

Nearest enrollment peer: Unadilla Elementary School (349 students)

Unatego Junior-Senior High School held near 240 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-10 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 20.8 → 20.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

Unatego Junior-Senior High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Unatego Junior-Senior High School reports 221 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 Unatego Junior-Senior High School compares

Unatego Junior-Senior High 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 11.1:1 ▼ 6% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 37.2% ▼ 34% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 221 top 88% - -

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

11.1:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
221
Bigger than 22% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
37.2%
free-lunch eligible - 34% 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
11.1:1
students per teacher - 6% below state mean
Top 46% in New York - lower ratio than 54% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
30.8%
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
$27,540
per pupil, district-wide - below 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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 111 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 17 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 90.5%
Hispanic or Latino 4.1%
Two or More 2.7%
African American 1.8%
Asian 0.9%

Largest group: White at 90.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 17.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 17.8, Unatego Junior-Senior High School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 5

District finance for Otego-Unadilla Central School District reports $27,540 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Unatego Junior-Senior High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Unadilla Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Unatego Middle School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Unatego Junior-Senior High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Otego-Unadilla Central School District · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide high 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 Unatego Junior-Senior High School

How many students attend Unatego Junior-Senior High School?

Unatego Junior-Senior High School has 221 students enrolled. It is a high school in Otego, NY. CCD year-over-year: 250 (2022-23) → 240 (2023-24), nearly flat (-10).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Unatego Junior-Senior High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Unatego Junior-Senior High School is 11.1:1, which is 6% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 29% 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 Unatego Junior-Senior High School?

37.2% of students at Unatego Junior-Senior High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Unatego Junior-Senior High School?

The largest demographic group at Unatego Junior-Senior High School is White at 90.5% of enrollment, in Otego, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Unatego Junior-Senior High School?

Unatego Junior-Senior High School has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (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 Otego-Unadilla Central School District?

Besides Unatego Junior-Senior High School, Otego-Unadilla Central School District also operates Unadilla Elementary School (349 students) and Unatego Middle School (151 students). See the Otego-Unadilla Central 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 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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