High school (grades 9-12) · Pleasantville, NY

Pleasantville High School

Federal NCES profile for Pleasantville High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 68/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 362331003265
0/100100/10068/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
📚 AP courses
100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
84
📋 Attendance
70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pleasantville High School earns 68/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median.

#1 of 5
public schools in Pleasantville · Resource Index
68
Resource Index · Higher
10.4:1
students per teacher
559
students enrolled

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

By Resource Investment Index, Pleasantville High School ranks #1 of 5 public schools in Pleasantville, NY.

Enrollment

559

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

54.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.4:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

-12% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

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

At or below state median
0:135:110.4:1

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

What stands out at Pleasantville High School

Pleasantville High School is a mid-sized high school in Pleasantville, New York, enrolling 559 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 559 puts it in the larger third of New York schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% 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 (74%) and Hispanic or Latino (14%) (diversity index 42/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 21 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 81 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

12.0% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Pleasantville Union Free School District also operates Bedford Road School (549 students) and Pleasantville Middle School (495 students) alongside Pleasantville 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 Pleasantville High School compares

Pleasantville 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 10.4:1 ▼ 12% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 559 top 31% - -

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

10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
559
Bigger than 69% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher - 12% below state mean
Top 35% in New York - lower ratio than 65% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
12.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$29,351
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
Counselors6.9 FTE
Per 81 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.6 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 74.4%
Hispanic or Latino 14.0%
Asian 5.6%
Two or More 4.5%
African American 1.6%

Largest group: White at 74.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 42.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 42.1, Pleasantville High School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 21

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pleasantville Union Free School District, which includes Pleasantville High School.

$29,351
Per student
+11%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+77%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 73.5%
State 21.5%
Federal 5.0%

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 Pleasantville High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Bedford Road School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Pleasantville Middle School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Pleasantville 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 Pleasantville 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 Pleasantville High School

How many students attend Pleasantville High School?

Pleasantville High School has 559 students enrolled. It is a high school in Pleasantville, NY.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Pleasantville High School is 10.4:1, which is 12% 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 Pleasantville High School?

The largest demographic group at Pleasantville High School is White at 74.4% of enrollment, in Pleasantville, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pleasantville High School?

Pleasantville High School has a Resource Investment Index of 68/100 (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 Pleasantville High School rank among public schools in Pleasantville?

By Resource Investment Index, Pleasantville High School ranks #1 of 5 public schools in Pleasantville, 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 Pleasantville on the city page.

Is Pleasantville High School a good school?

Pleasantville High School earns 68/100 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 Pleasantville Union Free School District?

Besides Pleasantville High School, Pleasantville Union Free School District also operates Bedford Road School (549 students) and Pleasantville Middle School (495 students). See the Pleasantville 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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