New YorkSchoolsSENECA MIDDLE SCHOOL

SENECA MIDDLE SCHOOL

PublicRegular
HOLBROOK, New York · SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Teachers87.0FTE
Ratio11.2:1students per teacher
Students974enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students974
Grade Span6–8
Student:Teacher11.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch27%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
10.9:1
(2024)
2.7%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
85
(2024)
2.3%vs prior yr
Enrollment
928
(2024)
4.7%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

10.5:111.6:112.6:113.7:114.7:115.8:12020202120222023202413.5:112.9:111.9:111.2:110.9:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1SENECA MIDDLE SCHOOLUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

9199459709961,0211,047767981838588202020212022202320241,0381,0069739749287778828785EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment1,0381,006973974928
Teacher FTE7778828785
Pupil : Teacher ratio13.5:112.9:111.9:111.2:110.9:115.4:1

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.