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Highland Falls Central School District

Highland Falls, New York · Superintendent: Michael McElduff · #401 of 404 New York districts by enrollment

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1,007

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$29,292

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 25% above the New York median

10.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New York median 11.3

Highland Falls Central School District is a public school district based in Highland Falls, New York, serving 1,007 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #401 of the 404 New York districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 1% of them. Its schools average 336 students each, fewer than the New York median of 538. Its superintendent is Michael McElduff. It spends about $29,292 per student on day-to-day operations, 25% more than the New York median. It has roughly 10.1 students per teacher.

How Highland Falls Central compares

Highland Falls CentralNew York median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$29,292

New York median $23,514 · 25% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$18,121

New York median $15,327 · 18% above · FY2020-21

Students per school336

New York median 538 · 38% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.1

New York median 11.3 · 11% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor201

New York median 284 · 29% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$34.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 31%State 33%Local 36%

Measure	Highland Falls Central	New York median	Year
Current spending per student	$29,292	$23,514	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$18,121	$15,327	FY2020-21
Total spending	$37.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$34.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	100	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	171	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.1	11.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	201	284	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The New York median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Michael McElduff

Superintendent, Highland Falls Central School District

Source: New York State Education Department, SEDREF, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change

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Peer districts in New York

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Rensselaer City School DistrictRensselaer	1,013	2	$18,837	12.4	#399
Stillwater Central School DistrictStillwater	1,009	2	$19,615	11.2	#400
Highland Falls Central School DistrictHighland Falls · this district	1,007	3	$29,292	10.1	#401
Granville Central School DistrictGranville	1,004	3	$20,898	10.7	#402
Wilson Central School DistrictWilson	1,003	2	$22,737	9.9	#403

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Denver Community School DistrictDenver, IA	1,007	$10,318	15.3
LakeVille Community School DistrictOtisville, MI	1,007	$11,348	17.7
Ravenna Public SchoolsRavenna, MI	1,007	$11,294	16.2
Prague Public SchoolsPrague, OK	1,007	$8,912	19.0

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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