Highland Residential Center
HIGHLAND · NY · NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (OCFS) · Public · K-12 combined
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DUTCHESS BOCES → ULSTER BOCES → KAPLAN CAREER ACADEMY → GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL → HUNTER-TANNERSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL → BROOKWOOD SECURE CENTER FOR YOUTH → PUTNAM-WESTCHESTER BOCES → MILLBROOK HIGH SCHOOL →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Highland Residential Center compares for families
What families should know about Highland Residential Center.
- ▸ 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: DUTCHESS BOCES, ULSTER BOCES, KAPLAN CAREER ACADEMY and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: 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
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.
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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.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
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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.
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.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +36.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 84 students:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUTCHESS BOCES POUGHKEEPSIE |
Public | 6.1 | 122 | +20.8% |
| ULSTER BOCES NEW PALTZ |
Public | 5.1 | 207 | +22.5% |
| KAPLAN CAREER ACADEMY NEW WINDSOR |
Public | 21.0 | 52 | +0.0% |
| GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GERMANTOWN |
Public | 26.1 | 113 | -26.6% |
| HUNTER-TANNERSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL TANNERSVILLE |
Public | 31.1 | 103 | +14.4% |
| BROOKWOOD SECURE CENTER FOR YOUTH CLAVERACK |
Public | 33.3 | 61 | +17.3% |
| PUTNAM-WESTCHESTER BOCES YORKTOWN HEIGHTS |
Public | 35.2 | 89 | +9.9% |
| MILLBROOK HIGH SCHOOL MILLBROOK |
Public | 15.3 | 252 | -11.9% |