HORACE MANN SCHOOL

HORACE MANN SCHOOL, a tight-knit elementary campus in BINGHAMTON, New York, overseen by BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 205 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 54% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 10 schools in BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (4,531 students total), HORACE MANN SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, HORACE MANN SCHOOL logs that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 28% Black, 17% Hispanic, 14% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.6:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 68% of students at HORACE MANN SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Broome County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HORACE MANN SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.1%, the actual is 45.5%, a residual of -4.5 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Broome County shows median household income runs about $62,616, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HORACE MANN SCHOOL is one of 52 public schools in Broome County (combined enrollment of about 24,594 students).

Nearest neighbor: WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HORACE MANN SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HORACE MANN SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 37.9%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 18%: 251 students in 2018 compared to 205 in 2025. The White share of enrollment increased from 34% to 40% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for HORACE MANN SCHOOL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.