FINGER LAKES RESIDENTIAL CENTER

As a very small four-year high school in LANSING, New York, FINGER LAKES RESIDENTIAL CENTER enrolls 67 students from grades 8 through 12, one of the schools within NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (OCFS). That puts it 90% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (OCFS) runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 409 students. FINGER LAKES RESIDENTIAL CENTER is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FINGER LAKES RESIDENTIAL CENTER logs that the largest single group is Black, at 57% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 28% White, 15% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 4% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Around the school, census data for Tompkins County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,024 per year, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Tompkins County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,392 students), FINGER LAKES RESIDENTIAL CENTER is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. FINGER LAKES RESIDENTIAL CENTER's enrollment has increased 52% since 2018, when it stood at 44 (now 67). Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 16% to 28%.

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