EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOL

Set in BROOKLYN, New York, EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOL is a substantial high school, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21. It teaches 3,503 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 424% larger than the state mean of about 668.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21, which oversees 40 schools and 33,610 students, EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is White (30%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 19% Black, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOL has 237 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Kings County's rate of about 79%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.9%, the actual is 53.8%, a residual of +3.9 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Kings County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: URBAN DOVE TEAM CHARTER SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.5%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 3,781 (now 3,503). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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