HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOL

Set in BRONX, New York, HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOL is a roomy senior high, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11. It enrolls 1,650 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 147% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Across the 62 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 (30,138 students total), HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOL shows that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 44% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 33% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 127 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Bronx County's rate of about 90%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.1%, the actual is 50.7%, a residual of +5.6 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Bronx County put median household earnings sit near $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BRONX HEALTH SCIENCES HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 54.5%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 17%: 1,984 students in 2018 compared to 1,650 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 51% to 47% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

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