ONTEORA HIGH SCHOOL

ONTEORA HIGH SCHOOL is a small senior high in BOICEVILLE, New York, overseen by ONTEORA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches 370 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 45% smaller than the state mean of about 668.

Across the 5 schools in ONTEORA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,157 students total), ONTEORA HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, ONTEORA HIGH SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, ONTEORA HIGH SCHOOL lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, ONTEORA HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.6%; this one delivers 75.8%.

In the broader community, Ulster County reports that median household earnings sit near $86,271, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. ONTEORA HIGH SCHOOL is one of 45 public schools in Ulster County (combined enrollment of about 20,189 students).

The closest other public school is ONTEORA MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 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), ONTEORA HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.3%.

ONTEORA HIGH SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. ONTEORA HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 430 (now 370). Class-load math has fell: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.