PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL

PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL is one of the cozy 9-12 campuss in PAWLING, New York, operated by PAWLING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 360 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 46% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Within PAWLING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 1,080 students, PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 34% Hispanic, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Dutchess County's rate of about 40%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.2%.

Across the wider county, census data for Dutchess County shows median household earnings sit near $99,478, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dutchess County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,885 students), PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PAWLING MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 53.3%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL has shrank 3%, going from 371 students in 2018 to 360 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 81% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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