Purchase School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 437 elementary school students from grades KG-5
- Ranks 101st out of 2,535 elementary schools in NY.
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: Robert Kalman
School Operational Details
- Title I Eligible
School District Details
- Harrison Central School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $26,070
- Graduation Rate: 96.3%
- Dropout Rate: 0.6%
- Students Per Teacher: 10.7
- Enrolled Students: 3,520
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 437
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 34.6
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 12.6
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 235 (53.8%)
- Females: 202 (46.2%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 1 (0.2%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 4 (0.9%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 5 (1.1%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | - | - |
| Black | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian | 31 | 7.1% |
| Hispanic | 13 | 3.0% |
| White | 391 | 89.5% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 14.2% |
| 1st Grade | 78 | 17.8% |
| 2nd Grade | 66 | 15.1% |
| 3rd Grade | 87 | 19.9% |
| 4th Grade | 69 | 15.8% |
| 5th Grade | 75 | 17.2% |
Attendance & Suspensions (2009)
Attendance Rate
School:
96.0%
District:
94.0%
State:
93.0%
Teacher Experience & Educational Background (2010)
Percent of Teachers with Less Than 3 Years of Experience
School:
6.0%
District:
9.0%
Percent of Teachers with Master's or Ph.D.
School:
67.0%
District:
53.0%
Teacher Turnover Rates (2010)
Turnover Rate For All Teachers
School:
16.0%
District:
13.0%
Turnover Rate For Teachers with Less Than 5 Years of Experience
School:
50.0%
District:
26.0%
Teacher Certification & Qualifications (2010)
Percent of Teachers Out of Certification
School:
3.0%
District:
1.0%
Percent of Classes Taught by Teachers Without Appropriate Certification
School:
1.0%
District:
1.0%
Source: NY Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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