Scarsdale Senior High School
1057 Post Road, Scarsdale, NY, 10583-3096 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Scarsdale Senior High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Westchester County, NY
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1416 students
% Male / % Female 53%  /  47%
Total Classroom Teachers 112 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 371 students
Grade 10 - 365 students
Grade 11 - 344 students
Grade 12 - 336 students
This School
(NY) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:13 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(NY) School Average
% American Indian n/a 1%
% Asian 11% 4%
% Hispanic 1% 17%
% Black 3% 19%
% White 85% 58%
Additional Student Information
This School
(NY) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch n/a 28%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch n/a 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(NY) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Scarsdale Union Free School District
This School's Agency
(NY) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 7 4
Number of Students Managed 4,679 students 2,265 students
District Total Revenue $103,993,000 $31,819,000
District Expenditure $105,401,000 $31,869,000
District Revenue / Student $22,225 $14,048
District Expenditure / Student $22,526 $14,070
District Graduation Rates 99% 97%
School Notes:
  • Scarsdale High School (SHS) is a public high school in Scarsdale, New York, situated in the suburbs of Westchester County, founded in 1917. In its very first selection process, the United States Department of Education named Scarsdale High School as "one of the 144 exemplary schools to which others may look for patterns of success."
  • From the graduating class of 2007, 99.1% continued their education with college programs, and 96.7% entered 127 different four-year national and international colleges and universities. 20 students in the class of '08 (5.4%) were named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists, and 35 (9.6%) students received National Merit Letters of commendation.
  • Currently in 2007-08, SHS has a professional staff of 163 with a 18 years median teaching experience. 98% of the faculty holds a Masters; 71% has 30 credits or more beyond a Masters; 10% has Doctorate Degrees. The student faculty ratio is 9.2 to 1, and its teachers have one of the highest paying salaries in the country (44% had a base-salary of over $100,000 in 2005).
  • SHS is part of the District-wide "green" initiative to learn about and model sustainability.
  • The high school is making a transition from Advanced Placement to Advanced Topics (AT) courses to encourage higher levels of thinking beyond rote learning in a rigorous yet lively learning environment.
  • Notable alumni
  • Carl E. Schorske '32, cultural historian
  • Gordon Gould ’38, physicist credited with inventing laser
  • Harris Wofford '44, United States Senator from Pennsylvania
  • Ivan Sutherland '55, Internet pioneer
  • Linda McCartney '59, photographer, wife of Paul McCartney
  • Jeffrey Hoffman '62, astronaut
  • Barbara Kopple '64, documentary film director
  • Tovah Feldshuh '66, actress
  • Mara Liasson '73, National Public Radio correspondent
  • Richard Stengel '73, editor of Time magazine
  • Charles Newirth '73, film producer
  • Paul Feiner '74, mayor of Greenburg, New York
  • Ellen Weiss '77, radio executive
  • Eric Alterman ’78, Nation columnist
  • Brewster Kahle '78, artificial intelligence expert
  • Gary Peacock '79, jazz musician
  • Daniel Rosensweig ’79, computer executive
  • Gary Trauner '79, Wyoming politician
  • Aaron Sorkin ’79, screenwriter
  • Earl G. Graves, Jr. '80, basketball player
  • Bryan Reynolds ’83, playwright, Shakespeare scholar
  • David Lascher ’90, actor
  • Jacob M. Appel ’91, bioethics scholar
  • Peter Grosz '92, actor
  • Dan O'Brien '92, playwright
  • Andrew Ross Sorkin '95, journalist
  • External links
  • Official Website
  • Official PTA Website
  • Scarsdale Alternative School
  • Scarsdale Alumni Association
  • SHS Maroon Official Website
  • SHS Technology Club Official Website
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (10583)
School Zip (10583)
(NY) State Average
Population (Approximate) 39,091 people 18,208,943 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 74% 32%
Population Average Age 41 years old 34 years old
Average Household size 2.8 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $122,234 $41,761
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 7.3 rooms 4.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 58 years old 56 years old
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Zipcode (10583)


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% Owning / % Renting 85% / 15% 42% / 58%
School Map:
1. Edgemont Junior Senior High School - 936 students - 1.1 mi. away - view location
2. John Bowne High School - 3326 students - 2.4 mi. away - view location
3. Whitney Group Home - n/a - 2.4 mi. away - view location
4. Eastchester Senior High School - 771 students - 2.5 mi. away - view location
5. Westchester Childrens Assoc Inc - n/a - 2.6 mi. away - view location
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