VESTAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

VESTAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a 9-12 campus of sprawling scale in VESTAL, New York, part of VESTAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, teacheing 1,015 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so VESTAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits 52% bigger than that benchmark.

VESTAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 7 schools operated by VESTAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that instructs 3,404 students overall.

Demographically, VESTAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder is composed of 17% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting VESTAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 31% of students at VESTAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Broome County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, VESTAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 63.6%; actual is 86.5%, +22.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, census data for Broome County shows median household income runs about $62,616, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Broome County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,594 students), VESTAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CLAYTON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around VESTAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VESTAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 52.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. VESTAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 1,033 (now 1,015). Over the same period, the White share fell from 81% to 71%.

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