PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL

Set in PRATTSBURGH, New York, PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL is a low-enrollment unified-grade school, part of PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It serves 351 students across grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 544 students each, so PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL sits 35% smaller than that benchmark.

PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL sits inside PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL logs that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 4% multiracial. Compared to Steuben County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.7:1, putting PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 52% of students at PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.6%.

Across the wider county, census data for Steuben County shows median household income runs about $65,887, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL is one of 34 public schools in Steuben County (combined enrollment of about 13,701 students).

Nearest neighbor: NAPLES HIGH SCHOOL, around 8.6 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 58.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 4%: 367 students in 2018 compared to 351 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

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