MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Set in NEW YORK, New York, MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT is a micro-enrollment secondary school, operated by NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75. It enrolls 194 students across grades 6 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT sits 71% smaller than that benchmark.

NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75 comprises 60 schools with combined enrollment of 27,533 students; MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT is among them.

In terms of who attends, MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 32% Black, 7% White, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 94% of students at MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for New York County indicate median household income runs about $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. MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

Nearest neighbor: STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE), around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 18%: 165 students in 2018 compared to 194 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 38% to 32% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 5.5:1 in 2025.

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