High school (grades 9-12) · Wappingers Falls, NY

Roy C Ketcham Senior High School

Federal NCES profile for Roy C Ketcham Senior 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 362988004022
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👥 S:T ratio
46
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
61
📋 Attendance
8
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Roy C Ketcham Senior High School earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 75% of New York schools. It is also one of the largest schools in New York.

#2 of 7
public schools in Wappingers Falls · Resource Index
36
Resource Index · Typical
13.4:1
large classes for New York
28.6%
free-lunch eligible

Roy C Ketcham Senior High School has class sizes larger than 75% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Roy C Ketcham Senior High School ranks #2 of 7 public schools in Wappingers Falls, NY.

School address

Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
District: Wappingers Central School District · New York

NCES ID 362988004022 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-16 students YoY

Roy C Ketcham Senior High School held near 1,596 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-16 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 116.7 → 116.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-16 students YoY 362988004022 · Wappingers Falls, NY High · MID · TRAD

1,557 enr · 13.4:1 · 28.6% lunch · RII 36

Nearest enrollment peer: John Jay Senior High School (1,768 students)

Roy C Ketcham Senior High School held near 1,596 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-16 headcount). Teacher FTE held 116.7 → 116.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

Roy C Ketcham Senior High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Roy C Ketcham Senior High School reports 1,557 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 Roy C Ketcham Senior High School compares

Roy C Ketcham Senior 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 13.4:1 ▲ 14% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 28.6% ▼ 49% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,557 top 2% - -

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

13.4:1
Leaner classes than 63% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
1,557
Bigger than 96% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
28.6%
free-lunch eligible - 49% below the New York average of 56.2%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
13.4:1
students per teacher - 14% above state mean
Top 75% in New York - lower ratio than 25% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
37.0%
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.
Funding equity
$24,322
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
Counselors8.0 FTE
Per 195 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
204
in-school suspensions + 125 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 13.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 21.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 50.7%
Hispanic or Latino 31.0%
African American 10.7%
Asian 4.2%
Two or More 3.4%

Largest group: White at 50.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 63.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 63.2, Roy C Ketcham Senior High School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 10

District finance for Wappingers Central School District reports $24,322 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Roy C Ketcham Senior High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
John Jay Senior High School Similar size Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Van Wyck Junior High School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Myers Corners School Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Gayhead School Smaller Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Wappingers Junior High School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Wappingers 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 (~1,557 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~13.4:1)

Frequently asked questions about Roy C Ketcham Senior High School

How many students attend Roy C Ketcham Senior High School?

Roy C Ketcham Senior High School has 1,557 students enrolled. It is a high school in Wappingers Falls, NY. CCD year-over-year: 1,612 (2022-23) → 1,596 (2023-24), nearly flat (-16).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Roy C Ketcham Senior High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Roy C Ketcham Senior High School is 13.4:1, which is 14% higher than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 15% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Roy C Ketcham Senior High School?

28.6% of students at Roy C Ketcham Senior High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Roy C Ketcham Senior High School?

The largest demographic group at Roy C Ketcham Senior High School is White at 50.7% of enrollment, in Wappingers Falls, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 63.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Roy C Ketcham Senior High School?

Roy C Ketcham Senior High School has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (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).

How does Roy C Ketcham Senior High School rank among public schools in Wappingers Falls?

By Resource Investment Index, Roy C Ketcham Senior High School ranks #2 of 7 public schools in Wappingers Falls, 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 Wappingers Falls on the city page.

What other schools are in Wappingers Central School District?

Besides Roy C Ketcham Senior High School, Wappingers Central School District also operates John Jay Senior High School (1,768 students), Van Wyck Junior High School (878 students), and Myers Corners School (836 students). See the Wappingers 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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