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Highland Central School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Lloyd, and parts of Plattekill, Esopus and Marlborough.

Lloyd’s School Grade B better than 59% of New York school districts

Students
1,526
Schools
3
Spent per student
$31,569
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Debt
$16.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Highland Central School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 59% of New York districts
  • Spends 9% less per student than the NY average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $16.8M, about $11,001 per student
  • Only 72% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 59% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BLloyd 11,143

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lloyd. Grade by grade →

K–5Highland Elementary SchoolThis district
6–9Highland Middle SchoolThis district
10–12Highland High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency49%
State average 46.5% · 632 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 48.9% · 571 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.2% · 152 in the class

72% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$31,569 per student · 9% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 32%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 37%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,575’20
1,574’21
1,526’22
1,506’23
1,526’24

Down 3.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 67%Hispanic 17%Black 8%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Highland
B−
665 students12:1
Highland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–9 · Highland
C
348 students9:1
Highland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Highland
A
513 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Wallkill Central School DistrictGardiner, Newburgh, Shawangunk
$29,175per student
New Paltz Central School DistrictGardiner, New Paltz
$36,728per student
Kingston City School DistrictKingston, Rosendale, Ulster
$33,964per student
Arlington Central School DistrictPoughkeepsie
$29,678per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.