HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

Set in BROOKLYN, New York, HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS is a tiny senior high, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19. It serves 203 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 70% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19, which oversees 53 schools and 18,619 students, HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS shows that 52% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 38% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Roughly 88% of students at HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.7%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household earnings sit near $80,263, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS is one of 583 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students).

FDNY-CAPTAIN VERNON A RICHARDS HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HIGH SCHOOL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.3%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 6-year window, the student count fell 16%: 241 students in 2018 compared to 203 in 2024. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 73% to 52% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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