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YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2022-23About YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL
Located at 105 E 106TH ST, in NEW YORK, New York, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL is a close-knit four-year high school that educates 446 students (grades 6 through 12), run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4. That puts it 33% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.
YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL is one of 30 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4, a district that serves 11,316 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 29% Black, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian, 4% White. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL logs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
Zooming out to the county, census data for New York County shows median household income runs about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: EDWARD A REYNOLDS WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL operates from an urban location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 5 years, enrollment at YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL has contracted 8%, going from 483 students in 2018 to 446 in 2023. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 61% to 54%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.
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