HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, a substantial high school in HORSEHEADS, New York, part of HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, teaches 1,119 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 68% bigger than typical.

Within HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 7 schools and 3,703 students, HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (84%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Chemung County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Chemung County's rate of about 56%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.4%, the actual is 76.8%, a residual of +13.4 points.

In the surrounding community, Chemung County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,716 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Chemung County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,788 students), of which HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is CENTER STREET SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.0%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has ticked down 16%, going from 1,330 students in 2018 to 1,119 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 90% to 84%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.