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Alumni: what's one memory from HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
644
High
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007700700
HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE
100 TRINITY PL, NEW YORK, NY 10006 · (212) 346-0708 · New York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL644 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
518 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
91.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
644
-100 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 18.1:1
% White
9%
was 7%
% Hispanic
52%
was 45%
% Black
18%
was 24%
% Asian
18%
was 21%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE
Located at 100 TRINITY PL, in NEW YORK, New York, HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE is a middle-of-the-pack senior high that instructs 644 students (grades 9 through 12), part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.
Across the 119 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 (54,599 students total), HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE records that 52% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 18% Black, 18% Asian, 9% White. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE lists 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than New York County's rate of about 70%.
After controlling for student poverty, HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.4%, the actual is 65.3%, a residual of +19.9 points.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (New York County) records that the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE is one.
The closest other public school is SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 63.1%.
The school occupies a high-density site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE has decreased 13%, going from 744 students in 2018 to 644 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 45% to 52% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
New York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,629,477
Census ACS
Median income
$103,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
358
152,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
- STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,261 students
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- HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE)High · 1,455 students
- JHS 104 SIMON BARUCHMiddle · 1,023 students
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIESHigh · 1,007 students
Other schools in NEW YORK
- STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,261 students
- FIORELLO H LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,251 students
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICESHigh · 1,728 students
- MANHATTAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICSHigh · 1,657 students
- NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 1,620 students
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1Combined · 1,520 students
Nearby schools
- SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS0.0 mi · 204
- LEADERSHIP & PUBLIC SERVICE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 264
- PS 1500.2 mi · 287
- RICHARD R GREEN HIGH SCHOOL OF TEACHING0.3 mi · 405
- LOWER MANHATTAN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 313
- URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FOR YOUNG WOMEN0.3 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCEWhat is the total enrollment at HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE?
HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE enrolls approximately 644 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE serve?
HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE?
At HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE, the student body is approximately 9% White, 52% Hispanic, 18% Black, 18% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE?
HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 in New York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.