Enrollment
290
High
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUANESBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360936000715
DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL
163 SCHOOL DR, DELANSON, NY 12053 · (518) 895-3000 · Schenectady County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of New York public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
86 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 58 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 50 | 17% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DUANESBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
62.7%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
66.4%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.7% | 66.4% |
| 2023-24 | 65.4% | 71.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL
DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (64.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL this school | 290 | 29.7% | 64.9% |
| MAPLE GROVE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BEMUS POINT | 275 | 29.1% | 62.6% |
| BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BERNE | 311 | 31.5% | 63.1% |
| POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL POLAND | 251 | 31.5% | 64.9% |
| LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LAKE PLACID | 304 | 32.9% | 59.6% |
| GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GREENVILLE | 339 | 32.4% | 73.5% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Schenectady County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #438 of 1,135 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #321 of 1,109 ▲ 24 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #732 of 1,135 ▼ 14 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #938 of 1,216 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.4:1 | #84 of 1,058 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.3% | #1,017 of 1,070 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.7% | #994 of 1,167 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #301 of 743 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
290
-39 (-12%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 9.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 290 | 34.6 | 8.4:1 | 30% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 34.1 | 8.9:1 | 27% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 312 | 37.7 | 8.3:1 | 25% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | 34 | 9.7:1 | 23% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 32 | 10.6:1 | 26% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 34 | 10.7:1 | 24% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 297 | 20 | 14.8:1 | 27% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 498 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 18% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 348 | 31 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL.
About DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL
As a small high school, DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL serves students in DELANSON, New York. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 12, with 290 students on the rolls. Across high schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 668.
DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL reports to DUANESBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 2 schools and 646 students.
The share of White students at DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL is 95%. The remaining shares are 2% Hispanic. Schenectady County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL scores 9%.
The school lists 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.4:1. Statewide, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 30% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Schenectady County is 50%.
Among New York public high schools, DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL is +0.8 points: 64.9% actual, 64.1% predicted.
Census data for Schenectady County show the median household earns about $79,623 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL, Schenectady County has 40 public schools.
DUANESBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest public school to DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Its average proficiency rate of 64.9% is above the 57.5% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 329 (2020-21) to 290 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 9.7:1 to 8.4:1.
This page collects posts and questions about DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Schenectady County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,369
Census ACS
Median income
$79,623
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
21,555 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DUANESBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DUANESBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 356 students
Nearby schools
- DUANESBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 356
- SCHOHARIE HIGH SCHOOL8.3 mi · 459
- SCHOHARIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.3 mi · 349
- BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.8 mi · 365
- BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL8.8 mi · 311
- ALTAMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.8 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL?
DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 290 students in grades 07-12.
Is DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 8.4:1 students per teacher at DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL?
DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DUANESBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.