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Westchester County also has highly
regarded primary, secondary and
post-secondary schools serving close
to 150,000 students. Students are
involved in their schools: Of 44 high
schools in the county, 19 enjoy student
participation in extracurricular activities
at a rate of 70 percent or more. The
dropout rate is low, and six high schools
enjoyed a 100 percent graduation rate.
Of the 44 high schools, 30 boast SAT
scores above the national average.
U.S.
News & World Report’s
annual ranking of
high schools recognized Yonkers Middle
High School, where 67 percent of the
students are classified as economically
disadvantaged, as the fourth best in the
state and the 24th best in the country in
2012. Three other high schools ranked
among the nation’s top 100: Rye High
School (72), Horace Greeley High School
(79) and Dobbs Ferry High School (83).
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TRIVIA:
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Westchester Community
College’s main campus,
located on 218 wooded
acres in Valhalla, is just
45minutes north of
Manhattan.
• Reel Change is a program
run by the Pleasantville-
based Jacob Burns Film
Center that helps students
across the county get
ready for reading in
the 21st century. More
than 11,000 students
participated in 2011.
Of the 44 high schools,
30 boast SAT scores
above the national average.
U.S. News
&World Report’s
annual ranking of high
schools recognized Yonkers Middle High
School, where 67 percent of the students are
classified as economically disadvantaged, as
the fourth best in the state
and the 24th
best in the country in 2012.
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