CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL

Set in BINGHAMTON, New York, CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL is a close-knit 9-12 campus, part of CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 401 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL sits 40% smaller than that benchmark.

Within CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 1,282 students, CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL records that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder is composed of 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Broome County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 63.0%; this one delivers 87.7%, a residual of +24.7 points.

In the area at large, census data for Broome County shows median household earnings sit near $62,616, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Broome County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,594 students), CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CHENANGO FORKS MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 47.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 20%: 500 students in 2018 compared to 401 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

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