PS 124 SILAS B DUTCHER

PS 124 SILAS B DUTCHER is one of the modestly sized elementary-level communitys in BROOKLYN, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15, with 293 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 34% leaner than typical.

PS 124 SILAS B DUTCHER is one of 51 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15, a district that instructs 25,925 students overall.

Looking at the student body, PS 124 SILAS B DUTCHER lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% Black, 12% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, PS 124 SILAS B DUTCHER logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.2:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 80% of students at PS 124 SILAS B DUTCHER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 124 SILAS B DUTCHER sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.6%; this one delivers 29.8%.

In the broader community, 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 the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which PS 124 SILAS B DUTCHER is one.

Nearest neighbor: MAURICE SENDAK COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE), around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 124 SILAS B DUTCHER comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 74.3%.

PS 124 SILAS B DUTCHER operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. PS 124 SILAS B DUTCHER's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 345 (now 293). The Asian share of enrollment decreased from 26% to 3% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 today.

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