ORCHARD VIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL

Set in HOPEWELL JUNCTION, New York, ORCHARD VIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is a minimally staffed four-year high school, part of WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 58 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 91% below typical.

WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 10,199 students. ORCHARD VIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, ORCHARD VIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school records 21% Hispanic, 10% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.6:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Dutchess County's rate of about 40%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Dutchess County) reports that median household earnings sit near $99,478, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dutchess County runs 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,885 students), of which ORCHARD VIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is JOHN JAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

ORCHARD VIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. ORCHARD VIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 72 (now 58). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 78% to 66%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 7.6:1 in 2025.

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