ORANGE-ULSTER BOCES

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S S SEWARD INSTITUTE → CHESTER ACADEMY-MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL → HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL → ULSTER BOCES → GOSHEN SECURE CENTER → JAMES I O'NEILL HIGH SCHOOL → GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL → ELDRED JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL →

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

Academic signals

🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How ORANGE-ULSTER BOCES compares for families

What families should know about ORANGE-ULSTER BOCES.

▸ LocallyNY sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: S S SEWARD INSTITUTE, CHESTER ACADEMY-MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL, HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

0.0

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

👩‍🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

9.8%

Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

30.3%

Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

🏛️ Your state's public flagship

Stony Brook University

49%

admit rate

$10,931

in-state tuition/yr · $32,741 out-of-state

1320–1490

SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–33

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $18,784/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full Stony Brook University profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

💰 Pay for college in New York

New York's public scholarships

New York's Excelsior Scholarship makes SUNY and CUNY tuition-free for middle-income families — there's no GPA or test gate, but you commit to staying in New York after you graduate.

Promise Excelsior Scholarship

Free SUNY/CUNY tuition (last-dollar, up to $5,500/yr)

Income: Household AGI ≤ $125,000

Tuition-free SUNY/CUNY for NY families under $125k AGI — no GPA or test gate, but you must stay on track and live in New York after graduating. (Stay on-track (30 credits/yr); live & work in NY afterward for the years you received it.)

Official program details ↗

Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor

98:1

Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.

Counselor FTE

11.0

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

306

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +3.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,082 students:

2025

1,122

2027

1,206

2029

1,296

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
S S SEWARD INSTITUTE FLORIDA	Public	3.5	203	-11.0%
CHESTER ACADEMY-MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL CHESTER	Public	4.0	323	-11.0%
HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL COLD SPRING	Public	20.7	318	+6.0%
ULSTER BOCES NEW PALTZ	Public	29.6	207	+22.5%
GOSHEN SECURE CENTER GOSHEN	Public	2.2	51	—
JAMES I O'NEILL HIGH SCHOOL FORT MONTGOMERY	Public	19.6	409	-10.3%
GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL GOSHEN	Public	2.8	977	-1.3%
ELDRED JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ELDRED	Public	29.2	148	+6.5%