BICYCLE PATH KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTER

As a mid-tier K-5 school in SELDEN, New York, BICYCLE PATH KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTER hosts 449 students from grades pre-K through K, run under MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 9,410 students. BICYCLE PATH KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTER is one of those campuses.

On demographics, BICYCLE PATH KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTER logs that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 32% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting BICYCLE PATH KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTER higher than the state norm the norm. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Suffolk County's rate of about 39%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Suffolk County put median household earnings sit near $130,686, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), BICYCLE PATH KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTER is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is STAGECOACH SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. BICYCLE PATH KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTER's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 442 (now 449). Over the same period, the White share fell from 59% to 47%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 24.6:1 today.

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