COXSACKIE-ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL

COXSACKIE-ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL is a modestly sized secondary school in COXSACKIE, New York, operated by COXSACKIE-ATHENS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches 379 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 43% below typical.

COXSACKIE-ATHENS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,128 students; COXSACKIE-ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, COXSACKIE-ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL shows that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 9% Hispanic, 6% Black. Compared to Greene County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, COXSACKIE-ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL records 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting COXSACKIE-ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Greene County (around 46%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), COXSACKIE-ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.3%; this one delivers 61.2%.

Zooming out to the county, Greene County reports that median household income runs about $77,945, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. COXSACKIE-ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 16 public schools in Greene County (combined enrollment of about 5,042 students).

The closest other public school is COXSACKIE-ATHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around COXSACKIE-ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COXSACKIE-ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 48.7%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 9%: 415 students in 2018 compared to 379 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 5% to 9% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.

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