Tuition-Paid Enrollment
Your child can attend the Red Hook Central School District as a non-resident and participate in our academic, athletic and extracurricular activities.
Tuition-paying families are accepted on a case-by-case basis. The first step is to call the Office of Strategic Initiatives to discuss tuition parameters at RHCSD, transportation requirements, and any special circumstances.
More information:
Inquiries can be directed to Dr. Erin Hayes at 845-758-2241 ext. 55300.
Tuition amounts for the 2024-25 school year:
- Grades K - 6: $17,305 per student per year
- Grades 7-12: $20,337 per student per year
At Red Hook High School you have a Choice
At Red Hook High School, students find a unique experience in which they can customize their education with targeted electives and a variety of rigorous classes that offer college credit, all while prioritizing social and emotional wellbeing.
Choose Excellence at Red Hook
Ranked among the Best High Schools and Middle Schools in the nation by U.S. News and World Report in 2024
Our school is a special place where we focus on supporting the whole student through innovative teaching practices, exciting electives, diverse extracurricular activities, and an inclusive environment where all are welcome.
Red Hook is a future-focused school that emphasizes preparing students for the opportunities and challenges in an ever-changing world. Academics, clubs, school-wide events, arts and music all intersect here at Red Hook High School. We value interdisciplinary approaches to learning and we want our students to be engaged in their courses and our larger school community.
Simply put - we want our students to love coming to school each day!
~ Kyle Roddey, High School Principal
What Red Hook High School offers
Professional-level theatre arts facility, instruction
More than a school with a drama club, Red Hook offers a theatre arts graduation pathway with six dedicated classes. Utilizing a state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center, students receive hands-on experience with professional technology.
A Focus on Wellness
Understanding the importance of social and emotional health, Red Hook offers such classes as Freshman Focus and Mind, Body, Wellness, which teach students how to manage the rigors of high school and mental health first aid. We also have resources like a zen lounge and regular visits from therapy dogs.
Championship Athletics
Student athletes can participate in nearly 30 varsity sports. The school gymnasium, home to a sectional-championship basketball team and others, will soon undergo a major renovation to install a new floor and expand bleachers.
Rigorous early college work
As a premier International Baccalaureate World School, students can earn a full IB Diploma. They can also take numerous AP and dual-enrollment classes, and take part in a Bard College bridge program, all of which expose them to rigorous college-level instruction and allow them to earn credits while still in high school. A micro-credential center and medical career internship program likewise provides early career training.
STEAM classes, extracurriculars
Numerous extracurriculars, like the RoboRaiders Robotics team, expand STEAM opportunities beyond classwork. We’ve even sent experiments to the International Space Station through the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program.
Unique class options
Elective classes offer in-depth instruction on areas of career readiness and personal interest, including:
- Entrepreneurship
- Animation and Video Production
- Child Development
- Folktales, Fairy Tales, Legends and Lore
- Residential Construction
- Technical Theatre and Stage Management
- Principals of Engineering
- Food Science