SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 1901 SWEET HOME RD, in AMHERST, New York, SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a well-populated senior high that teaches 1,105 students (grades 9 through 12), run under SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits 65% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 6 schools in SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,773 students total), SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 24% Black, 12% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Erie County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.2%; this one delivers 63.7%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Erie County shows median household earnings sit near $72,839, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 226 public schools in Erie County (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students).

Nearest neighbor: WILLOW RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 54.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 7% since 2018, when it stood at 1,031 (now 1,105). Over the same period, the White share fell from 65% to 53%.

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