MACCORMICK SECURE CENTER

MACCORMICK SECURE CENTER is a four-year high school of rural-scale scale in BROOKTONDALE, New York, run under NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (OCFS), educateing 22 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 97% below typical.

MACCORMICK SECURE CENTER is one of 9 schools operated by NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (OCFS), a district that educates 409 students overall.

On the student-mix side, MACCORMICK SECURE CENTER logs that 77% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 4% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Tompkins County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,024 per year, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tompkins County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,392 students), MACCORMICK SECURE CENTER is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 5.3 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MACCORMICK SECURE CENTER has ticked up 29%, going from 17 students in 2018 to 22 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 6% to 18%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.