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

Harvest Collegiate High School

Federal NCES profile for Harvest Collegiate High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 360007706361
0/100100/10036/100
👥 S:T ratio
67
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Harvest Collegiate High School earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of New York schools.

#7 of 104
high schools in New York · Resource Index
36
Resource Index · Typical
8.3:1
small classes for New York
71.1%
free-lunch eligible

Harvest Collegiate High School has class sizes smaller than 88% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Harvest Collegiate High School ranks #7 of 104 high schools in New York, NY.

Enrollment

365

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

44.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

8.3:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

-30% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

71.1%

vs 56.2% New York avg

+27% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Harvest Collegiate High School compares with New York and U.S. medians

Smaller 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 Harvest Collegiate High School

Harvest Collegiate High School is a higher-need, mid-sized high school in New York, New York, enrolling 365 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 8.3:1, Harvest Collegiate High School is leaner than roughly 88% of New York schools and 30% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 71.1% of students eligible for free meals.

With 365 students, its enrollment sits close to the New York median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 4,801 New York schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 670 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New York schools statewide, it ranks #5, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (53%) and African American (23%) (diversity index 64/100).

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 Harvest Collegiate 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 Harvest Collegiate High School compares

Harvest Collegiate 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 8.3:1 ▼ 30% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 71.1% ▲ 27% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 365 top 62% - -

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

8.3:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
365
Bigger than 42% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
71.1%
free-lunch eligible - 27% above 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
8.3:1
students per teacher - 30% below state mean
Top 12% in New York - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.

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 53.4%
African American 23.3%
White 12.6%
Asian 5.2%
Two or More 4.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 53.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 64.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 64.0, Harvest Collegiate High School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

How Harvest Collegiate High School Compares to District-Mates

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

Comparisons are relative to Harvest Collegiate 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 Harvest Collegiate 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 Harvest Collegiate High School

How many students attend Harvest Collegiate High School?

Harvest Collegiate High School has 365 students enrolled. It is a high school in New York, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Harvest Collegiate High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Harvest Collegiate High School is 8.3:1, which is 30% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 47% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Harvest Collegiate High School?

71.1% of students at Harvest Collegiate High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Harvest Collegiate High School?

The largest demographic group at Harvest Collegiate High School is Hispanic or Latino at 53.4% of enrollment, in New York, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 64.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Harvest Collegiate High School?

Harvest Collegiate High School has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Harvest Collegiate High School rank among high schools in New York?

By Resource Investment Index, Harvest Collegiate High School ranks #7 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 Harvest Collegiate High School a good school?

Harvest Collegiate High School earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of New York schools. 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 Harvest Collegiate 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 Art and Design High School (1,485 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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