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High School for Health Careers & Sciences is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New York, New York County. The school has 369 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 6 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers 3 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
High School for Health Careers & Sciences enrolls 369 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 11% Black or African American and 8.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 280 | 76% |
| Black or African American | 42 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 8.7% |
| White | 8 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
337 of the school's 369 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 334 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
High School for Health Careers & Sciences is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 72.
High School for Health Careers & Sciences is one of 46 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6, based in NEW YORK, New York. The district serves 17,899 students district-wide and employs 1,522 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 369 students, High School for Health Careers & Sciences is close to the district average of about 389 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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