High school (grades 9-12) · New York, NY

Art and Design High School

Federal NCES profile for Art and Design High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 20/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 360007701911
0/100100/10020/100
👥 S:T ratio
40
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Art and Design High School earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 86% of New York schools. It is also one of the largest schools in New York.

#96 of 104
high schools in New York · Resource Index
20
Resource Index · Lower
15:1
large classes for New York
46.9%
free-lunch eligible

Art and Design High School has class sizes larger than 86% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Art and Design High School ranks #96 of 104 high schools in New York, NY.

Enrollment

1,485

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

99.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

+27% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

46.9%

vs 56.2% New York avg

-17% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Art and Design High School compares with New York and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Art and Design High School

Art and Design High School is a large high school in New York, New York, enrolling 1,485 students.

Class loads run heavy: 15:1 is larger than about 86% of New York schools and 27% above the 11.8:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 46.9% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in New York, bigger than 97% of state schools at 1,485 students.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 96% of the 4,801 New York schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Among 140 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New York schools statewide, it ranks #138, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (40%) and White (31%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 71/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 52.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

New York City Geographic District # 2 also operates Stuyvesant High School (3,261 students) and High School for Health Professions & Human Services (1,728 students) alongside Art and Design High School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Art and Design High School compares

Art and Design High School on the metrics families compare, against New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15:1 ▲ 27% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 46.9% ▼ 17% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,485 top 3% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15:1
Leaner classes than 47% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
1,485
Bigger than 96% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
46.9%
free-lunch eligible - 17% below the New York average of 56.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
15:1
students per teacher - 27% above state mean
Top 86% in New York - lower ratio than 14% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
52.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 40.4%
White 30.9%
African American 12.6%
Asian 9.0%
Two or More 6.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 40.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 71.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 71.3, Art and Design High School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

How Art and Design High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Stuyvesant High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
High School for Health Professions & Human Services Similar size Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
High School of Fashion Industries (the) Similar size Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Jhs 104 Simon Baruch Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
High School for Environmental Studies Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Art and Design High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

New York City Geographic District # 2 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New York, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Art and Design High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Art and Design High School

How many students attend Art and Design High School?

Art and Design High School has 1,485 students enrolled. It is a high school in New York, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Art and Design High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Art and Design High School is 15:1, which is 27% higher than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 4% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Art and Design High School?

46.9% of students at Art and Design High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Art and Design High School?

The largest demographic group at Art and Design High School is Hispanic or Latino at 40.4% of enrollment, in New York, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 71.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Art and Design High School?

Art and Design High School has a Resource Investment Index of 20/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Art and Design High School rank among high schools in New York?

By Resource Investment Index, Art and Design High School ranks #96 of 104 high schools in New York, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in New York on the city page.

Is Art and Design High School a good school?

Art and Design High School earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 86% of New York schools. It is also one of the largest schools in New York. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in New York City Geographic District # 2?

Besides Art and Design High School, New York City Geographic District # 2 also operates Stuyvesant High School (3,261 students), High School for Health Professions & Human Services (1,728 students), and High School of Fashion Industries (the) (1,455 students). See the New York City Geographic District # 2 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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