BALDWIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

BALDWIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a substantial secondary school in BALDWIN, New York, overseen by BALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 1,470 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 120% bigger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Across the 7 schools in BALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (4,309 students total), BALDWIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, BALDWIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Black at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 33% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 11% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 131 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BALDWIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.7%; this one delivers 76.2%.

In the surrounding community, Nassau County reports that median household income runs about $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Nassau County runs 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), of which BALDWIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BALDWIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 58.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BALDWIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has decreased 7%, going from 1,589 students in 2018 to 1,470 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 17% to 8%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for BALDWIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.