HS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY

HS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY is a senior high of modestly sized scale in JAMAICA, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, caters to 535 students in grades 9 through 12.

Across the 50 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 (36,340 students total), HS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, HS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY records that the most-represented group is Black (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 3% Native American. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 17% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting HS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY higher than the state norm the norm. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.2%; this one delivers 34.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Queens County indicate the typical household earns roughly $86,136 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. HS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

Nearest neighbor: PS 140 EDWARD K ELLINGTON, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 49.7%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. HS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY's enrollment has expanded 6% since 2018, when it stood at 503 (now 535). Black enrollment moved from 60% to 48% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

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