HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL

HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL, a small 9-12 campus in COLD SPRING, New York, overseen by HALDANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, educates 318 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 52% below typical.

HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by HALDANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that works with 774 students overall.

On demographics, HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 76%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 5% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Putnam County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 67.8%; HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL posts 90.9%, +23.1 points above that line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Putnam County indicate median household earnings sit near $126,257, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 23 public schools in Putnam County (combined enrollment of about 12,955 students).

Nearest neighbor: HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 73.4%.

HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 6% since 2018, when it stood at 299 (now 318). The White share of enrollment contracted from 85% to 76% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

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