📍 101 Matteawan Rd, Beacon, Dutchess County, 12508
Beacon High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Beacon, Dutchess County. The school has 830 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Beacon City School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 78.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 90% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Beacon High School enrolls 830 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 78.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 370 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 242 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 141 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 21 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
389 of the school's 830 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 323 qualify for free lunch and 66 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Beacon High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 41, state house district 104.
Beacon High School is one of 6 schools in BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in BEACON, New York. The district serves 2,613 students district-wide and employs 251 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 830 students, Beacon High School is larger than the district average of about 436 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large