CLINTON SCHOOL (THE)

CLINTON SCHOOL (THE), a medium-sized high school in NEW YORK, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, hosts 846 students, covering grades 6 through 12. That puts it 27% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 comprises 119 schools with combined enrollment of 54,599 students; CLINTON SCHOOL (THE) is among them.

Demographically, CLINTON SCHOOL (THE) records that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 15% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 4% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CLINTON SCHOOL (THE) has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting CLINTON SCHOOL (THE) higher than the state norm the norm. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CLINTON SCHOOL (THE) ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 66.1%; CLINTON SCHOOL (THE) posts 87.2%, +21.1 points above that line.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for New York County indicate median household income runs about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. CLINTON SCHOOL (THE) is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

The closest other public school is HARVEST COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CLINTON SCHOOL (THE). On composite proficiency, CLINTON SCHOOL (THE) comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 66.3%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CLINTON SCHOOL (THE) has ticked up 40%, going from 605 students in 2018 to 846 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 64% to 53% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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