PURCHASE SCHOOL

As a moderately sized elementary campus in PURCHASE, New York, PURCHASE SCHOOL works with 385 students from grades K through 5, part of HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Across the 6 schools in HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,792 students total), PURCHASE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, PURCHASE SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder breaks down as 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Westchester County as a whole is about 52% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PURCHASE SCHOOL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PURCHASE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Westchester County's rate of about 38%.

After controlling for student poverty, PURCHASE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.5%, the actual is 80.3%, a residual of +7.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Westchester County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $118,976 per year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Westchester County's 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), PURCHASE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

BRUNO M PONTERIO RIDGE STREET SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 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 PURCHASE SCHOOL at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 65.0%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PURCHASE SCHOOL has expanded 22%, going from 315 students in 2018 to 385 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 86% to 70%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

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