MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL

MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL is an intimate senior high in BROOKLYN, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19. The school caters to 282 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 58% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 runs 53 schools in total, collectively educating 18,619 students. MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL records that 93% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest consists of 6% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at school resources, MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL shows 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Kings County's rate of about 79%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.3%; this one delivers 26.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Kings County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ACADEMY OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 39.9%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 25% since 2018, when it stood at 226 (now 282). Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 99% to 93%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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