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

Scarsdale Senior High School

Federal NCES profile for Scarsdale Senior High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 61/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 362595003566
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👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
67
📋 Attendance
88
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Scarsdale Senior High School earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. It is also one of the largest schools in New York.

#2 of 12
public schools in Scarsdale · Resource Index
61
Resource Index · Higher
10.5:1
students per teacher
1,479
students enrolled

Scarsdale 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, Scarsdale Senior High School ranks #2 of 12 public schools in Scarsdale, NY.

School address

Scarsdale, NY 10583
District: Scarsdale Union Free School District · New York

NCES ID 362595003566 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+40 students YoY

Scarsdale Senior High School held near 1,498 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+40 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 141.2 → 140.7 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+40 students YoY 362595003566 · Scarsdale, NY High · MID · TRAD

1,479 enr · 10.5:1 · RII 61

Nearest enrollment peer: Scarsdale Middle School (1,083 students)

Scarsdale Senior High School held near 1,498 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+40 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 141.2 → 140.7 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

Scarsdale Senior High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Scarsdale Senior High School reports 1,479 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 Scarsdale Senior High School compares

Scarsdale 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 10.5:1 ▼ 11% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 1,479 top 3% - -

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

10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,479
Bigger than 96% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.5:1
students per teacher - 11% below state mean
Top 37% in New York - lower ratio than 63% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
4.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$35,003
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
Counselors9.0 FTE
Per 164 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
17
in-school suspensions + 23 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 58.1%
Asian 24.5%
Hispanic or Latino 9.3%
Two or More 6.8%
African American 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 58.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 58.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 58.9, Scarsdale Senior High School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for Scarsdale Union Free School District reports $35,003 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Scarsdale Senior High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Scarsdale Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Fox Meadow School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Quaker Ridge School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Edgewood School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Heathcote School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Scarsdale Union Free 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 (~1,479 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.5:1)

Frequently asked questions about Scarsdale Senior High School

How many students attend Scarsdale Senior High School?

Scarsdale Senior High School has 1,479 students enrolled. It is a high school in Scarsdale, NY. CCD year-over-year: 1,458 (2022-23) → 1,498 (2023-24), nearly flat (+40).

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

The student-teacher ratio at Scarsdale Senior High School is 10.5:1, which is 11% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 33% 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 Scarsdale Senior High School?

The largest demographic group at Scarsdale Senior High School is White at 58.1% of enrollment, in Scarsdale, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.9/100.

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

Scarsdale Senior High School has a Resource Investment Index of 61/100 (higher 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 Scarsdale Senior High School rank among public schools in Scarsdale?

By Resource Investment Index, Scarsdale Senior High School ranks #2 of 12 public schools in Scarsdale, 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 Scarsdale on the city page.

What other schools are in Scarsdale Union Free School District?

Besides Scarsdale Senior High School, Scarsdale Union Free School District also operates Scarsdale Middle School (1,083 students), Fox Meadow School (516 students), and Quaker Ridge School (491 students). See the Scarsdale Union Free 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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