CHENANGO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

As an intimate 9-12 campus in BINGHAMTON, New York, CHENANGO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL works with 507 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 24% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Within CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 4 schools and 1,652 students, CHENANGO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, CHENANGO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Beyond that, the school logs 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

On the resource side, CHENANGO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL records 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Broome County's rate of about 52%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CHENANGO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Broome County shows median household income runs about $62,616, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Broome County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,594 students), CHENANGO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CHENANGO VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CHENANGO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, CHENANGO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 48.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHENANGO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL has showed little movement, going from 498 students in 2018 to 507 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 86% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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