BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL

BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL is an expansive high school in BINGHAMTON, New York, run under BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school caters to 1,262 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL sits 89% larger than that benchmark.

BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 4,531 students; BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL shows that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 32% Black, 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

Looking at school resources, BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL reports 123 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Broome County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.8%.

In the surrounding community, Broome County reports that median household earnings sit near $62,616, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL is one of 52 public schools in Broome County (combined enrollment of about 24,594 students).

The closest other public school is HORACE MANN SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 34.9%.

BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 17%: 1,516 students in 2018 compared to 1,262 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 46% to 38% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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