WEST BABYLON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

WEST BABYLON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of the large secondary schools in WEST BABYLON, New York, operated by WEST BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 1,228 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 84% above typical.

WEST BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,597 students; WEST BABYLON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, WEST BABYLON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 38% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

On the resource side, WEST BABYLON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Suffolk County (around 39%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WEST BABYLON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.5%; this one delivers 68.5%.

In the area at large, Suffolk County reports that the typical household earns roughly $130,686 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Suffolk County's 343 public schools (combined enrollment of about 222,439 students), WEST BABYLON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WEST BABYLON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WEST BABYLON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WEST BABYLON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 58.5%.

WEST BABYLON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. WEST BABYLON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 1,246 (now 1,228). The White share of enrollment fell from 67% to 44% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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