High school (grades 9-12) · Marcy, NY

Whitesboro High School

Federal NCES profile for Whitesboro High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 363132004197
0/100100/10042/100
👥 S:T ratio
45
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
54
📋 Attendance
41
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Whitesboro High School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 79% of New York schools.

42
Resource Index · Typical
13.8:1
large classes for New York
30.5%
free-lunch eligible
914
students enrolled

Whitesboro High School has class sizes larger than 79% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

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

-1 students YoY

Whitesboro High School held near 937 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 66.8 → 63.2 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-1 students YoY 363132004197 · Marcy, NY High · MID · TRAD

914 enr · 13.8:1 · 30.5% lunch · RII 42

Nearest enrollment peer: Whitesboro Middle School (474 students)

Whitesboro High School held near 937 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 66.8 → 63.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

Whitesboro High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Whitesboro High School reports 914 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 Whitesboro High School compares

Whitesboro 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 13.8:1 ▲ 17% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 30.5% ▼ 46% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 914 top 10% - -

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

13.8:1
Leaner classes than 59% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
914
Bigger than 89% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
30.5%
free-lunch eligible - 46% 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
13.8:1
students per teacher - 17% above state mean
Top 79% in New York - lower ratio than 21% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
23.7%
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
$22,115
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
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 229 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
64
in-school suspensions + 53 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 3 expulsions.

Student demographics

White 87.6%
Hispanic or Latino 5.0%
Two or More 3.6%
African American 2.1%
Asian 1.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 87.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 22.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 22.8, Whitesboro High School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 10

District finance for Whitesboro Central School District reports $22,115 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Whitesboro High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Whitesboro Middle School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Westmoreland Road Elementary School Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Harts Hill School Smaller Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Deerfield Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Marcy Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Whitesboro Central School District · 5 sibling schools

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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 Whitesboro High School

How many students attend Whitesboro High School?

Whitesboro High School has 914 students enrolled. It is a high school in Marcy, NY. CCD year-over-year: 938 (2022-23) → 937 (2023-24), nearly flat (-1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Whitesboro High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Whitesboro High School is 13.8:1, which is 17% higher than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 12% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Whitesboro High School?

30.5% of students at Whitesboro High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Whitesboro High School?

The largest demographic group at Whitesboro High School is White at 87.6% of enrollment, in Marcy, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Whitesboro High School?

Whitesboro High School has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (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 Whitesboro Central School District?

Besides Whitesboro High School, Whitesboro Central School District also operates Whitesboro Middle School (474 students), Westmoreland Road Elementary School (335 students), and Harts Hill School (321 students). See the Whitesboro 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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