PENFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Set in PENFIELD, New York, PENFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a sizable senior high, one of the schools within PENFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It instructs 1,442 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 116% bigger than the state mean of about 668.

PENFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 4,651 students. PENFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, PENFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Black, 4% Asian.

On the resource side, PENFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL lists 118 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting PENFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Monroe County's rate of about 50%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PENFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 85.3%.

In the area at large, Monroe County reports that median household income runs about $76,382, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Monroe County's 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,108 students), PENFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

COBBLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PENFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 63.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 1,435 students in 2018 compared to 1,442 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 77% across the same window.

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