Enrollment
308
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Worcester, NY
Worcester School
Federal NCES profile for Worcester School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 363174004232
👥 S:T ratio 63
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 69
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Worcester School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 79% of New York schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.
- 41
- Resource Index · Typical
- 9.3:1
- small classes for New York
- 44.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 308
- students enrolled
Worcester School has class sizes smaller than 79% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Worcester Central School District · New York
NCES ID 363174004232 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
33.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.3:1
vs 11.8:1 New York avg
-21% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
44.6%
vs 56.2% New York avg
-21% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Worcester School compares with New York and U.S. medians
What stands out at Worcester School
Worcester School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Worcester, New York, enrolling 308 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.3:1 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 44.6% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 308 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 4,801 scored New York schools.
Against 778 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #366.
Its student body is predominantly White (95% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 9/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 154 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 65.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 17.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Worcester Central School District operates only this one school, so Worcester School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Worcester School compares
Worcester 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 | 9.3:1 | ▼ 21% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 44.6% | ▼ 21% | 56.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 308 | top 74% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.3:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
308
Bigger than 33% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
44.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 21% 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
9.3:1
students per teacher
- 21% below state mean
Top 21% in New York - lower ratio than 79% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
65.3%
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
$26,145
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 154 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
17
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.1 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 95.1%
Hispanic or Latino 3.6%
African American 1.3%
Largest group: White at 95.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 9.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 9.4, Worcester School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
Programs
AP courses offered 1
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Worcester Central School District, which includes Worcester School.
$26,145
Per student
-1%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+58%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 25.2%
State 57.7%
Federal 17.1%
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 (~308 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Worcester School
How many students attend Worcester School?
Worcester School has 308 students enrolled. It is a public school in Worcester, NY.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Worcester School?
The student-teacher ratio at Worcester School is 9.3:1, which is 21% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 41% 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 Worcester School?
44.6% of students at Worcester School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Worcester School?
The largest demographic group at Worcester School is White at 95.1% of enrollment, in Worcester, NY.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Worcester School?
Worcester School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical 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 Worcester School a good school?
Worcester School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 79% of New York schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 Worcester Central School District?
None reported; Worcester Central School District operates only Worcester School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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