BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL

Set in BRADFORD, New York, BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL is a tight-knit all-grades campus, part of BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It works with 249 students across grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 54% leaner than the state mean of about 544.

Operationally, BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL answers to BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (99%).

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 8.7:1 average. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.1%, the actual is 59.3%, a residual of +3.3 points.

In the area at large, Schuyler County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,663 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Schuyler County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,801 students), of which BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: HAMMONDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 6.9 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 54.9%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL has contracted 5%, going from 263 students in 2018 to 249 in 2025.

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