RHINEBECK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

RHINEBECK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of the intimate secondary schools in RHINEBECK, New York, part of RHINEBECK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 321 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 52% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Across the 3 schools in RHINEBECK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (924 students total), RHINEBECK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, RHINEBECK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 79%; the rest reads as 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, RHINEBECK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL logs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Dutchess County's rate of about 40%.

With demographic context factored in, RHINEBECK SENIOR 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 64.7%; actual is 89.0%, +24.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Dutchess County put median household income runs about $99,478, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Dutchess County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,885 students), RHINEBECK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

BULKELEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RHINEBECK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 57.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RHINEBECK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has ticked down 13%, going from 369 students in 2018 to 321 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 87% to 79% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

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