HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE)

Located at 225 W 24TH ST, in NEW YORK, New York, HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE) is a well-populated four-year high school that works with 1,455 students (grades 9 through 12), part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE) sits 118% bigger than that benchmark.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 runs 119 schools in total, collectively educating 54,599 students. HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE) is one of those campuses.

On demographics, HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE) records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 59%. Beyond that, the school records 29% Black, 5% White, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 122 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 81% of students at HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against New York County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.0%.

Across the wider county, New York County reports that median household earnings sit near $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE) is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE). Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE) ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 56.7%.

HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE) operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE)'s enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 1,601 (now 1,455). Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 33% to 29%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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