SCARSDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SCARSDALE · NY · SCARSDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT · Public
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- 🔢 11 calculus classes · 18 physics · 18 chemistry
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 47% of US high schools
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 99% (Top 0.7% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How SCARSDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ LocallyNY sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: EDGEMONT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Iona Preparatory School, Archbishop Stepinac High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Moderate — some AP / advanced course access
Bottom 47% of US high schools
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Top 0.7% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,479 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $35,075 per student in district revenue, the 13 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $455,975/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDGEMONT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SCARSDALE |
Public | 0.9 | 596 | -7.0% |
| Iona Preparatory School New Rochelle |
Private | 2.2 | 1,027 | +7.9% |
| Archbishop Stepinac High School White Plains |
Private | 2.3 | 775 | -3.4% |
| Sail At Ferncliff Manor Yonkers |
Private | 2.3 | 60 | +1.7% |
| EASTCHESTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL EASTCHESTER |
Public | 2.5 | 899 | -7.2% |
| WOODLANDS MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL HARTSDALE |
Public | 2.5 | 422 | -6.4% |
| The Leffell School Hartsdale |
Private | 2.7 | 466 | -39.9% |
| Maria Regina High School Hartsdale |
Private | 2.8 | 491 | -9.7% |