Scarsdale High School | |
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Scarsdale High School from the Brewster Road entrance | |
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Coordinates | 40°59′41″N73°47′35″W / 40.99472°N 73.79306°W |
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Type | Public high school |
Motto | Non Sibi (Not for One's Self) |
Established | 1917 |
School district | Scarsdale Union Free School District |
Principal | Kenneth Bonamo |
Grades | 9–12 |
Number of students | 1,530 (2018-19) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 11.66 [1] |
Color(s) | Maroon White |
Athletics | Baseball, basketball, bowling, cheerleading, crew, cross country, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, lacrosse, skiing, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, ultimate frisbee |
Athletics conference | Section 1 (NYSPHSAA) |
Team name | Raiders |
USNWR ranking | 776 [2] |
Newspaper | Maroon |
Website | scarsdaleschools |
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The school was founded in 1917. From the graduating class of 2017, 98% continued their education with college programs, and 97% entered four-year national and international colleges and universities. Thirteen students in the class of 2017 (3%) were named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists, and 27 (7%) students received National Merit Letters of commendation. [3] Between 2007 and 2009, Scarsdale High School made a transition from Advanced Placement (AP) to Advanced Topics (AT) courses. [4] [5]
In the 2017–18 school year, SHS had a professional staff of 156 with a median teaching experience of 19 years. 99% of the faculty held a master's degree, 81% had 30 credits or more beyond a master's, and 4% had doctorate degrees. The student faculty ratio is 11.66 to 1, [3] and its teachers have one of the highest paying salaries in the country: 44% had a base-salary of over $100,000 in 2005. [6]
The school is 14.7% Asian, 1.4% Black, 7.8% Hispanic, 68.4% White and 5.7% other. [1]
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