NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL

As a rural-scale unified-grade school in NEWCOMB, New York, NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls 48 students from grades pre-K through 12, part of NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 544 students each, so NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL sits 91% smaller than that benchmark.

NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is the operating authority for NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL shows that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 6% Asian, 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Essex County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 2.7:1. The state averages around 8.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 31% of students at NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Essex County (around 41%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.5%; this one delivers 80.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Essex County shows median household earnings sit near $71,661, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL is one of 16 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 3,746 students).

LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 13.5 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 47.6%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 38% since 2018, when it stood at 77 (now 48). The White share of enrollment shrank from 95% to 90% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 4.3:1 in 2018 to 2.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.