INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL

INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL is one of the average-sized four-year high schools in PHILADELPHIA, New York, operated by INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 791 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,326 students. INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 71%; the rest comes out to 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 57.9%; actual is 78.2%, +20.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $66,301 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Jefferson County's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,789 students), INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 49.4%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL has ticked down 8%, going from 860 students in 2018 to 791 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

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