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Best High Schools in New York
(2026 List)

New York has a very tough school system with many public high schools. There are over 1,200 of them in New York. More than half of these schools are in New York City and are called "specialized" schools. Specialized schools offer challenging math/science and humanities programs recognized nationwide. There continue to be problems with truancy in New York State. As it has large number of students, but because the state provides a large amount of tax money for schools, school data is publicly available from the New York Department of Education, and many graduates from CTE programs go on to higher education and college, the best schools in New York are performing at a very high level for both their students and their staff.