NANUET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

NANUET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, a mid-sized senior high in NANUET, New York, run under NANUET UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, serves 745 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Across the 4 schools in NANUET UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (2,103 students total), NANUET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, NANUET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL shows that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 10% Black, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

On the resource side, On paper, NANUET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Rockland County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NANUET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 63.0%; this one delivers 88.2%, a residual of +25.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, Rockland County reports that median household income runs about $109,959, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Rockland County's 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,335 students), NANUET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: A MACARTHUR BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NANUET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 66.4%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 731 students in 2018 compared to 745 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 61% to 38%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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