📍 320 Pancake Hollow Rd, Highland, Ulster County, 12528
Highland High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Highland, Ulster County. The school has 512 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Highland Central School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland High School enrolls 512 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 8.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 334 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 97 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 42 | 8.2% |
| Asian | 24 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
210 of the school's 512 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 185 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Highland High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 46, state house district 104.
Highland High School is one of 3 schools in HIGHLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in HIGHLAND, New York. The district serves 1,563 students district-wide and employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 512 students, Highland High School is close to the district average of about 521 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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