High school (grades 9-12) · Hardyston Township, NJ

Wallkill Valley Regional High School

Federal NCES profile for Wallkill Valley Regional 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 341687005949
0/100100/10036/100
👥 S:T ratio
54
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
61
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Wallkill Valley Regional High School earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median.

36
Resource Index · Typical
11.6:1
students per teacher
12.7%
free-lunch eligible
581
students enrolled

Wallkill Valley Regional High School has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

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

+2 students YoY

Wallkill Valley Regional High School held near 617 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+2 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 50.1 → 48.3 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+2 students YoY 341687005949 · Hardyston Township, NJ High · MID · TRAD

581 enr · 11.6:1 · 12.7% lunch · RII 36

Nearest enrollment peer: Huntsville High School (581 students)

Wallkill Valley Regional High School held near 617 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+2 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 50.1 → 48.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Wallkill Valley Regional High School compares

Wallkill Valley Regional High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.6:1 ▼ 2% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 12.7% ▼ 57% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 581 top 31% - -

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

11.6:1
Leaner classes than 79% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
581
Bigger than 71% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
12.7%
free-lunch eligible - 57% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.6:1
students per teacher - 2% below state mean
Top 54% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 46% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
44.2%
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
$28,090
per pupil, district-wide - above New Jersey avg of $26,225
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 194 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
52
in-school suspensions + 50 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 9.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 17.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 70.5%
Hispanic or Latino 17.8%
African American 6.0%
Asian 3.1%
Two or More 2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 70.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 46.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 46.6, Wallkill Valley Regional High School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

AP courses offered 12

District finance for Wallkill Valley Regional High School reports $28,090 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

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 Wallkill Valley Regional High School

How many students attend Wallkill Valley Regional High School?

Wallkill Valley Regional High School has 581 students enrolled. It is a high school in Hardyston Township, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 615 (2022-23) → 617 (2023-24), nearly flat (+2).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Wallkill Valley Regional High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Wallkill Valley Regional High School is 11.6:1, which is 2% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 26% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Wallkill Valley Regional High School?

12.7% of students at Wallkill Valley Regional High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Wallkill Valley Regional High School?

The largest demographic group at Wallkill Valley Regional High School is White at 70.5% of enrollment, in Hardyston Township, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Wallkill Valley Regional High School?

Wallkill Valley Regional 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).

What other schools are in Wallkill Valley Regional High School?

None reported; Wallkill Valley Regional High School operates only Wallkill Valley Regional High School as a public school district in NCES's records.

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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