CHENANGO FORKS MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a modestly sized 6-8 campus in BINGHAMTON, New York, CHENANGO FORKS MIDDLE SCHOOL hosts 276 students from grades 6 through 8, part of CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so CHENANGO FORKS MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 48% below that benchmark.

CHENANGO FORKS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by CHENANGO FORKS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that works with 1,282 students overall.

On the student-mix side, CHENANGO FORKS MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Other groups include 9% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 36% of students at CHENANGO FORKS MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Broome County's rate of about 52%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CHENANGO FORKS MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.4%.

Zooming out to the county, 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 CHENANGO FORKS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

CHENANGO FORKS HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHENANGO FORKS MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 51.4%.

CHENANGO FORKS MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. CHENANGO FORKS MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 21% since 2018, when it stood at 351 (now 276). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

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