High school (grades 9-12) · Rye Brook, NY

Blind Brook High School

Federal NCES profile for Blind Brook High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 69/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 362463003350
0/100100/10069/100
👥 S:T ratio
59
📚 AP courses
90
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
80
📋 Attendance
88
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Blind Brook High School earns 69/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median.

#2 of 4
public schools in Rye Brook · Resource Index
69
Resource Index · Higher
10.3:1
students per teacher
402
students enrolled

Blind Brook High School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Blind Brook High School ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Rye Brook, NY.

Enrollment

402

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

39.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.3:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

-13% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Blind Brook High School compares with New York and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:110.3:1

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

What stands out at Blind Brook High School

Blind Brook High School is a mid-sized high school in Rye Brook, New York, enrolling 402 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.3:1 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.

With 402 students, its enrollment sits close to the New York median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 4,801 New York schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is led by White (76%) and Hispanic or Latino (12%) (diversity index 40/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 18 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 101 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance holds up well here: only 5.0% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

The surrounding Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District spends $33,247 per pupil, 26% above the New York average, a better-resourced district than most.

Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District also operates Bruno M Ponterio Ridge Street School (598 students) and Blind Brook-Rye Middle School (287 students) alongside Blind Brook 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 Blind Brook High School compares

Blind Brook 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 10.3:1 ▼ 13% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 402 top 54% - -

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

10.3:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
402
Bigger than 48% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
10.3:1
students per teacher - 13% below state mean
Top 34% in New York - lower ratio than 66% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
5.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$33,247
per pupil, district-wide - above New York avg of $26,410
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 101 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

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

White 75.9%
Hispanic or Latino 12.2%
Two or More 5.7%
Asian 4.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.0%
African American 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: White at 75.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 40.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 40.3, Blind Brook High School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 18

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District, which includes Blind Brook High School.

$33,247
Per student
+26%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+100%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 89.5%
State 9.2%
Federal 1.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Blind Brook High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Bruno M Ponterio Ridge Street School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Blind Brook-Rye Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District · 2 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 Blind Brook 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 Blind Brook High School

How many students attend Blind Brook High School?

Blind Brook High School has 402 students enrolled. It is a high school in Rye Brook, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Blind Brook High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Blind Brook High School is 10.3:1, which is 13% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 34% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Blind Brook High School?

The largest demographic group at Blind Brook High School is White at 75.9% of enrollment, in Rye Brook, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Blind Brook High School?

Blind Brook High School has a Resource Investment Index of 69/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Blind Brook High School rank among public schools in Rye Brook?

By Resource Investment Index, Blind Brook High School ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Rye Brook, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Rye Brook on the city page.

Is Blind Brook High School a good school?

Blind Brook High School earns 69/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. 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 Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District?

Besides Blind Brook High School, Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District also operates Bruno M Ponterio Ridge Street School (598 students) and Blind Brook-Rye Middle School (287 students). See the Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District 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.

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