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

Saugerties Senior High School

Federal NCES profile for Saugerties Senior 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 362580003549
0/100100/10048/100
👥 S:T ratio
50
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
50
📋 Attendance
62
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Saugerties Senior High School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median.

#2 of 4
public schools in Saugerties · Resource Index
48
Resource Index · Typical
12.5:1
students per teacher
37.6%
free-lunch eligible

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

By Resource Investment Index, Saugerties Senior High School ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Saugerties, NY.

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

+12 students YoY

Saugerties Senior High School held near 768 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+12 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 64.3 → 63.8 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+12 students YoY 362580003549 · Saugerties, NY High · MID · TRAD

800 enr · 12.5:1 · 37.6% lunch · RII 48

Nearest enrollment peer: Cahill School (432 students)

Saugerties Senior High School held near 768 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+12 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 64.3 → 63.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

Saugerties Senior High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Saugerties Senior High School reports 800 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 Saugerties Senior High School compares

Saugerties 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 12.5:1 ▲ 6% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 37.6% ▼ 33% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 800 top 14% - -

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

12.5:1
Leaner classes than 71% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
800
Bigger than 85% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
37.6%
free-lunch eligible - 33% 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
12.5:1
students per teacher - 6% above state mean
Top 66% in New York - lower ratio than 34% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
15.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$28,707
per pupil, district-wide - above 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
Counselors3.2 FTE
Per 250 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
58
in-school suspensions + 51 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 69.5%
Hispanic or Latino 19.6%
Two or More 7.0%
African American 2.1%
Asian 1.8%

Largest group: White at 69.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 47.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 47.3, Saugerties Senior High School is about as mixed as the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 10

District finance for Saugerties Central School District reports $28,707 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Saugerties Senior High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Cahill School Smaller Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Riccardi Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Saugerties Junior High School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Morse School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Saugerties Central School District · 4 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.

Frequently asked questions about Saugerties Senior High School

How many students attend Saugerties Senior High School?

Saugerties Senior High School has 800 students enrolled. It is a high school in Saugerties, NY. CCD year-over-year: 756 (2022-23) → 768 (2023-24), nearly flat (+12).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Saugerties Senior High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Saugerties Senior High School is 12.5:1, which is 6% higher than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 20% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Saugerties Senior High School?

37.6% of students at Saugerties 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 Saugerties Senior High School?

The largest demographic group at Saugerties Senior High School is White at 69.5% of enrollment, in Saugerties, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Saugerties Senior High School?

Saugerties Senior 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).

How does Saugerties Senior High School rank among public schools in Saugerties?

By Resource Investment Index, Saugerties Senior High School ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Saugerties, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Saugerties Central School District?

Besides Saugerties Senior High School, Saugerties Central School District also operates Cahill School (432 students), Riccardi Elementary School (410 students), and Saugerties Junior High School (338 students). See the Saugerties Central 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 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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