BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL

As an average-sized multi-level school in BARKER, New York, BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL teaches 653 students from grades pre-K through 12, part of BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 20% above the typical public school in New York, which averages around 544 students.

BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 1,013 students overall.

On the student-mix side, BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL records that nearly all students (85%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL reports 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.7:1, putting BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.9%, the actual is 63.3%, a residual of +3.4 points.

Around the school, census data for Niagara County shows median household earnings sit near $69,633, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Niagara County's 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,388 students), BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 57.5%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 84%: 354 students in 2018 compared to 653 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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