OWEN D YOUNG CENTRAL SCHOOL

Set in VAN HORNESVILLE, New York, OWEN D YOUNG CENTRAL SCHOOL is a minimally staffed unified-grade school, run under VAN HORNESVILLE-OWEN D YOUNG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It instructs 159 students across grades K through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 544 students each, so OWEN D YOUNG CENTRAL SCHOOL sits 71% leaner than that benchmark.

VAN HORNESVILLE-OWEN D YOUNG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is the operating authority for OWEN D YOUNG CENTRAL SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, OWEN D YOUNG CENTRAL SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). The remainder comes out to 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Herkimer County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.0:1. The state averages around 8.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, OWEN D YOUNG CENTRAL SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Herkimer County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,515, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Herkimer County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,619 students), of which OWEN D YOUNG CENTRAL SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is CHERRY VALLEY-SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL, roughly 6.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OWEN D YOUNG CENTRAL SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.4%.

OWEN D YOUNG CENTRAL SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. OWEN D YOUNG CENTRAL SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 181 (now 159). Class-load math has fell: from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 6.0:1 in 2025.

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