High school (grades 9-12) · Guilderland Center, NY

Guilderland High School

Federal NCES profile for Guilderland High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 361308001070
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👥 S:T ratio
53
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
51
📋 Attendance
57
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Guilderland High School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. It is also one of the largest schools in New York.

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Resource Index · Typical
11.8:1
students per teacher
21.1%
free-lunch eligible
1,476
students enrolled

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

School address

Guilderland Center, NY 12085
District: Guilderland Central School District · New York

NCES ID 361308001070 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+22 students YoY

Guilderland High School held near 1,484 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+22 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 126.0 → 130.1 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+22 students YoY 361308001070 · Guilderland Center, NY High · MID · TRAD

1,476 enr · 11.8:1 · 21.1% lunch · RII 48

Nearest enrollment peer: Farnsworth Middle School (1,186 students)

Guilderland High School held near 1,484 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+22 headcount). Teacher FTE added 126.0 → 130.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

Guilderland High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Guilderland High School reports 1,476 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Guilderland High School compares

Guilderland High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.8:1 ▼ 0% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 21.1% ▼ 62% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,476 top 3% - -

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

11.8:1
Leaner classes than 77% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,476
Bigger than 96% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
21.1%
free-lunch eligible - 62% below the New York average of 56.2%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.8:1
students per teacher - 0% above state mean
Top 56% in New York - lower ratio than 44% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
17.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$21,632
per pupil, district-wide - below New York avg of $28,120
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors6.0 FTE
Per 246 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
27
in-school suspensions + 77 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 66.6%
Asian 15.7%
Hispanic or Latino 6.9%
African American 5.8%
Two or More 4.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 66.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 52.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 52.1, Guilderland High School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 12

District finance for Guilderland Central School District reports $21,632 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Guilderland High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Farnsworth Middle School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Westmere Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Guilderland Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Pine Bush Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Lynnwood Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Guilderland Central School District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~1,476 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.8:1)

Frequently asked questions about Guilderland High School

How many students attend Guilderland High School?

Guilderland High School has 1,476 students enrolled. It is a high school in Guilderland Center, NY. CCD year-over-year: 1,462 (2022-23) → 1,484 (2023-24), nearly flat (+22).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Guilderland High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Guilderland High School is 11.8:1, which is 0% higher than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 25% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Guilderland High School?

21.1% of students at Guilderland High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Guilderland High School?

The largest demographic group at Guilderland High School is White at 66.6% of enrollment, in Guilderland Center, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 52.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Guilderland High School?

Guilderland High School has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Guilderland Central School District?

Besides Guilderland High School, Guilderland Central School District also operates Farnsworth Middle School (1,186 students), Westmere Elementary School (528 students), and Guilderland Elementary School (470 students). See the Guilderland Central School District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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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