MARY G CLARKSON SCHOOL

Set in BAY SHORE, New York, MARY G CLARKSON SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary campus, run under BAY SHORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It works with 469 students across grades K through 2.

BAY SHORE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 5,529 students. MARY G CLARKSON SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, MARY G CLARKSON SCHOOL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school shows 20% White, 13% Black, 8% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting MARY G CLARKSON SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Suffolk County's rate of about 39%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Suffolk County put median household income runs about $130,686, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), MARY G CLARKSON SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BAY SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

MARY G CLARKSON SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. MARY G CLARKSON SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 570 (now 469). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 26% to 20%. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

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