Summary:
The Highland Central School District in New York contains a single high school, Highland High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school has a student population of 512 and a student-teacher ratio of 13.1, slightly lower than the state average.
Highland High School's performance is mixed, with the school excelling in certain subject areas like Regents/Common Core Algebra II, English Language Arts, Global History and Geography, and U.S. History and Government, but struggling in others like Algebra I, Earth Science, and Chemistry. The school's four-year graduation rate of 84.3% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 4.9% is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 34.1% compared to the state average.
Financially, Highland High School spends $18,831 per student, which is higher than the state average. However, the school has a relatively high percentage of students (41.02%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. These socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the school's uneven academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates.
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