DOBBS FERRY HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 505 BROADWAY, in DOBBS FERRY, New York, DOBBS FERRY HIGH SCHOOL is a modestly sized 9-12 campus that teaches 459 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by DOBBS FERRY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 31% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

DOBBS FERRY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by DOBBS FERRY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that instructs 1,481 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DOBBS FERRY HIGH SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 22% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial, 2% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Westchester County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DOBBS FERRY HIGH SCHOOL 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 67.0%; DOBBS FERRY HIGH SCHOOL posts 92.2%, +25.2 points above that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Westchester County put the typical household earns roughly $118,976 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Westchester County runs 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), of which DOBBS FERRY HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: DOBBS FERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DOBBS FERRY HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 80.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. DOBBS FERRY HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 457 (now 459). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

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