New YorkSchoolsLAURENS CENTRAL SCHOOL

LAURENS CENTRAL SCHOOL

PublicRegular
LAURENS, New York · LAURENS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Teachers34.0FTE
Ratio8.9:1students per teacher
Students303enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students303
Grade Span
Student:Teacher8.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch50%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
8.2:1
(2024)
7.9%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
35
(2024)
2.9%vs prior yr
Enrollment
287
(2024)
5.3%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

7.4:19.1:110.8:112.6:114.3:116.0:1202020212022202320248.7:18.0:19.8:18.9:18.2:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1LAURENS CENTRAL SCHOOLUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

284290296303309315323334353637202020212022202320242862963133032873337323435EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment286296313303287
Teacher FTE3337323435
Pupil : Teacher ratio8.7:18.0:19.8:18.9:18.2:115.4:1

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.