MOHANSIC SCHOOL

MOHANSIC SCHOOL, a moderately sized elementary school in YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, New York, overseen by YORKTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 476 students, covering grades K through 3.

YORKTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 3,455 students; MOHANSIC SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, MOHANSIC SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment; the rest looks like 14% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Westchester County as a whole is about 52% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Westchester County's rate of about 38%.

With demographic context factored in, MOHANSIC SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Westchester County shows the typical household earns roughly $118,976 per year, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Westchester County runs 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), of which MOHANSIC SCHOOL is one.

YORKTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MOHANSIC SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MOHANSIC SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 75.4%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 4%: 497 students in 2018 compared to 476 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

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