NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL

NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL is a four-year high school of minimally staffed scale in BROOKLYN, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16, educateing 138 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 79% smaller than typical.

NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL is one of 23 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16, a district that enrolls 5,175 students overall.

In terms of who attends, NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (82%) are Black; the rest looks like 14% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 5.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.6%; this one delivers 26.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Kings County put median household income runs about $80,263, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is RESEARCH AND SERVICE HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 48.9%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. NELSON MANDELA HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 49% since 2018, when it stood at 272 (now 138). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 5.4:1 today.

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