Somers Senior High School
Public high school, 9 to ungraded · Lincolndale, New York
Somers Senior High School in Lincolndale, New York enrolled 847 students in 2024-25 with 88.1 full-time teachers, 9.6 students per teacher against the New York high-school median of 10.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 52%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 98% (New York: 87.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
980 students in 2022-23, 910 students in 2023-24, 847 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 96.2 to 88.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 980 | 96.2 | 10.2 |
| 2023-24 | 910 | 91.3 | 10.0 |
| 2024-25 | 847 | 88.1 | 9.6 |
9.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 of every 100 New York high schools
Among the 1,158 New York high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
16 AP courses and one counselor per 179 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Somers Senior High School enrolled 1,074 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses16
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 179 of the 1,074 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions15
- Chronically absent10.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
77.3% of students were White, 13.8% Hispanic, 4.4% Asian in 2024-25.
- White77.3%
- Hispanic13.8%
- Asian4.4%
- Black2.1%
- Two or more races2.1%
- American Indian0.1%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Somers Senior High School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in math, against 52% in math across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 55‑59% | 59‑63% (2021-22) | 52% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
98% of the 263 students in Somers Senior High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | New York | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 98% | 96% | 87.2% |
| Students in the class | 263 | 276 | 202,009 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Somers Senior High School
- Mahopac High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 4.3 miles away: 1,255 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
- Yorktown High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 4.8 miles away: 1,105 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
- Compare Somers Senior High School with Mahopac High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Somers Central School District spends per student$38,085 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$38,085
- The largest public schools in New YorkSomers Senior High School is the number 299 by size of 1,195 New York high schools open in 2024-25.#299 of 1,195
- New York schools by students per teacher9.6 students per teacher here against the New York median of 10.8 for high schools.9.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Somers Senior High School
How many students attend Somers Senior High School?
847 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 980 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lincolndale, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Somers Senior High School?
9.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for high schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Somers Senior High School a Title I school?
Somers Senior High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Somers Senior High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Somers Senior High School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in math, against 52% in math across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Somers Senior High School?
98% of the 263 students in Somers Senior High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Somers Senior High School in?
Somers Central School District, NCES district ID 3627180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 362718003703 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.