BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

As a medium-sized secondary school in BURNT HILLS, New York, BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL educates 965 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 44% larger than the state mean of about 668.

Across the 5 schools in BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,105 students total), BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (89%) are White; the rest is composed of 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Saratoga County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Saratoga County's rate of about 30%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.2%; this one delivers 81.7%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Saratoga County indicate median household earnings sit near $100,787, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Saratoga County runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,097 students), of which BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

FRANCIS L STEVENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 67.2%.

BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 7%: 1,035 students in 2018 compared to 965 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 94% to 89% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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