INNOVATION DIPLOMA PLUS

As a micro-enrollment senior high in NEW YORK, New York, INNOVATION DIPLOMA PLUS enrolls 110 students from grades 10 through 12, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3. That puts it 84% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Across the 44 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 (19,478 students total), INNOVATION DIPLOMA PLUS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, INNOVATION DIPLOMA PLUS shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 75% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 22% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 92% of students at INNOVATION DIPLOMA PLUS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above New York County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, INNOVATION DIPLOMA PLUS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.5%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for New York County indicate median household income runs about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 INNOVATION DIPLOMA PLUS is one.

The closest other public school is FRANK MCCOURT HIGH SCHOOL, 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 INNOVATION DIPLOMA PLUS at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 69.0%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 41%: 185 students in 2018 compared to 110 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 37% to 22% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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