BIRCHWOOD SCHOOL

BIRCHWOOD SCHOOL is one of the micro-enrollment K-12 campuss in WEST NYACK, New York, run under CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 66 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 544 students per school, that is 88% leaner than typical.

Across the 16 schools in CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (7,821 students total), BIRCHWOOD SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, BIRCHWOOD SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 27% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 8% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 3.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 8.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, census data for Rockland County shows the typical household earns roughly $109,959 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Rockland County's 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,335 students), BIRCHWOOD SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

WEST NYACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BIRCHWOOD SCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 13%: 76 students in 2018 compared to 66 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 67% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 4.8:1 in 2018 to 3.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.