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PS 94
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About PS 94
PS 94, a close-knit all-grades campus in NEW YORK, New York, one of the schools within NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75, caters to 437 students, covering grades K through 12.
Within NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75, which oversees 60 schools and 27,533 students, PS 94 is one campus in the system.
On demographics, PS 94 reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% Black, 11% White, 11% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 91 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.8:1. The state averages around 8.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for New York County put the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), PS 94 is one campus in the mix.
BATTERY PARK CITY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The school occupies a metropolitan site.
Five-year trend. PS 94's enrollment has edged up 7% since 2018, when it stood at 407 (now 437). White enrollment moved from 17% to 11% across the same window.
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