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S S SEWARD INSTITUTE
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About S S SEWARD INSTITUTE
S S SEWARD INSTITUTE, a compact 9-12 campus in FLORIDA, New York, overseen by FLORIDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructs 391 students, covering grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 41% smaller than typical.
Within FLORIDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 726 students, S S SEWARD INSTITUTE is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, S S SEWARD INSTITUTE logs that White students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder reads as 31% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian.
On the income-and-resources front, S S SEWARD INSTITUTE reports 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.2:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 34% of students at S S SEWARD INSTITUTE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, S S SEWARD INSTITUTE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.4%.
Around the school, census data for Orange County shows median household income runs about $97,178, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. S S SEWARD INSTITUTE is one of 82 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 57,122 students).
The closest other public school is GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around S S SEWARD INSTITUTE. On composite proficiency, S S SEWARD INSTITUTE comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 58.3%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Looking at the recent track record. S S SEWARD INSTITUTE's enrollment has declined 9% since 2018, when it stood at 428 (now 391). Over the same period, the White share fell from 67% to 57%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 today.
On allk12, members of the S S SEWARD INSTITUTE community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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