CALVIN COOLIDGE SCHOOL

CALVIN COOLIDGE SCHOOL operates as a close-knit elementary school in BINGHAMTON, New York, operated by BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 281 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 37% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

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

Looking at the student body, CALVIN COOLIDGE SCHOOL records that 36% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 22% Hispanic, 22% multiracial, 17% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Broome County's rate of about 52%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CALVIN COOLIDGE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.2%; this one delivers 33.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Broome County put median household earnings sit near $62,616, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Broome County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,594 students), of which CALVIN COOLIDGE SCHOOL is one.

EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CALVIN COOLIDGE SCHOOL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 32.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 17%: 338 students in 2018 compared to 281 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 48% to 36% across the same window.

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