SARGENT SCHOOL

SARGENT SCHOOL, a close-knit elementary campus in BEACON, New York, run under BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructs 285 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 36% below typical.

BEACON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,580 students. SARGENT SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, SARGENT SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 27% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting SARGENT SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, SARGENT SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.1%; this one delivers 45.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Dutchess County shows the typical household earns roughly $99,478 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. SARGENT SCHOOL is one of 76 public schools in Dutchess County (combined enrollment of about 36,885 students).

Nearest neighbor: SOUTH AVENUE SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SARGENT SCHOOL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 44.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. SARGENT SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 326 (now 285). White enrollment moved from 51% to 55% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

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