WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school of medium-sized scale in WALLKILL, New York, operated by WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, educateing 930 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 39% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,706 students; WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Ulster County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Roughly 37% of students at WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.2%; this one delivers 67.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Ulster County shows the typical household earns roughly $86,271 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Ulster County runs 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,189 students), of which WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 55.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 3%: 954 students in 2018 compared to 930 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 19% to 31% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.