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Highland Central School District, NY: schools, enrollment and spending
Highland Central School District runs 3 public schools with 1,563 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 12.1 students per teacher is 0.7 higher than the New York figure of 11.4.Listed in NCES data as "HIGHLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 1,563
- Teachers (FTE)
- 129
- Students per teacher
- 12.1
- NY: 11.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 320 Pancake Hollow Rd, Highland, NY 12528
- Phone
- (845)691-1014
- County
- Ulster County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- K to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3614400
- State district ID
- NY-620803040000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 269
- School counselors (FTE)
- 5.0About 313 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 7.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.1
New York11.4
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,613), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $46.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.9 million
- State revenue
- $15.9 million
- Local revenue
- $28.5 million
- Total spending
- $50.7 million
- Spending per pupil
- $31,456
- Salaries
- $23.3 million46.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $22.3 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 4.1%
- State: 34.3%
- Local: 61.6%
New York overall
- Federal: 4.5%
- State: 37.7%
- Local: 57.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$31,456
New York$30,973
United States$16,826
Schools in Highland Central School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Highland Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 665 | 12.5 |
| Highland High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 513 | 14.7 |
| Highland Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 9 | 348 | 8.7 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Ulster County
- Kingston City School District 6,236 students
- Wallkill Central School District 2,744 students
- Saugerties Central School District 2,347 students
- Marlboro Central School District 1,888 students
- Rondout Valley Central School District 1,722 students
- New Paltz Central School District 1,714 students
- Ellenville Central School District 1,510 students
- Onteora Central School District 1,089 students
- Ulster BOCES 0 students
- West Park Union Free School District
More in New York
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.