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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360487004380

BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL

31 MAIN ST, BINGHAMTON, NY 13905 · (607) 762-8239 · Broome County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,262 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of New York public high schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools

Enrollment
1,262
High
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
123 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
899 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K192%
Grade 931525%
Grade 1029824%
Grade 1132125%
Grade 1229323%
Ungraded161%
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
47738%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
19616%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
39832%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
454%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
14311%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
63650%
Female
62650%

School pathway

Feeds from
EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL06–08WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL06–08
Based on grade levels within BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
68.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
18.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2568.0%18.0%
2023-2462.0%20.0%
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL

BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL this school1,26271.2%43.8%
TROY HIGH SCHOOL
TROY
1,19368.1%57.2%
NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL
NIAGARA FALLS
2,03475.8%28.8%
SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
ROCHESTER
1,06568.4%42.6%
ODYSSEY ACADEMY
ROCHESTER
87864.5%33.3%
WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WATERVLIET
78569.3%30.9%
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Broome County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
43.8%#858 of 1,135#10 of 11
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
18.0%#1,031 of 1,109
▼ 29
#11 of 11
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
68.0%#618 of 1,135
▲ 176
#10 of 11
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,262#155 of 1,216#1 of 12
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.3:1#367 of 1,058#3 of 11
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
71.9%#51 of 1,070#1 of 11
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
71.2%#517 of 1,167#1 of 11
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.8%#236 of 743#3 of 10
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,262
-158 (-11%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,611
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,262122.810.3:171% (899)
2023-241,290124.510.4:167% (858)
2022-231,341128.810.4:169% (922)
2020-211,42012311.5:169% (976)
2017-181,516122.212.4:171% (1,080)
2015-161,64911614.2:160% (986)
2010-111,60313112.2:154% (861)
2000-011,74413812.6:138% (657)
1990-911,61111014.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL.

About BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL

BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment high school in BINGHAMTON, New York. It educates 1,262 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in New York is about 668 students.

BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT has 10 schools and 4,531 students, and BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL is one of those schools.

No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL. The largest is White students, at 38%. Other students are 32% Black, 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is lower than the 80% White share among all Broome County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL employs 122.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.3:1. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 71% in 2024-25. That is higher than the 52% average for public schools in Broome County.

BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of New York schools: 43.8% actual against 48.8% predicted.

Among Broome County residents, the median household income is $62,616, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL is one of 52 public schools in the county.

The closest public school, HORACE MANN SCHOOL, is about 0.6 miles from BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 34.9%; BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL's is 43.8%, ranking 3rd of 9.

BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Enrollment dropped 11% from its 2020-21 level of 1,420. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.5:1 in 2020-21, and 10.3:1 in 2024-25.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Broome County at a glance

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Population
197,378
Census ACS
Median income
$62,616
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
24,594 students

Quick facts

School name
BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL
District
BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
31 MAIN ST, BINGHAMTON, NY 13905
Phone
(607) 762-8239
County
Broome County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,262
Teachers (FTE)
123
Student–teacher ratio
10.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
899 (71%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
360487004380
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL?
BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,262 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL have?
BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL employs 123 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL?
At BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 38% White, 16% Hispanic, 32% Black, 4% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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