GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a 9-12 campus of moderately sized scale in GLENS FALLS, New York, operated by GLENS FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosting 628 students in grades 9 through 12.

GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by GLENS FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 1,972 students overall.

In terms of who attends, GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (83%) are White; the rest looks like 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

In terms of school funding signals, GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.7%; this one delivers 66.0%.

In the surrounding community, Warren County reports that median household income runs about $78,442, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Warren County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,825 students), of which GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: GLENS FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.9%.

GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 624 students in 2018 compared to 628 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 83% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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