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High School for Youth and Community Development at Erasmus is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 463 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #17 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
High School for Youth and Community Development at Erasmus enrolls 463 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 67% male and 33% female. A teaching staff of 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Black or African American, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 310 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 82 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 21 | 4.5% |
| White | 18 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
394 of the school's 463 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 388 qualify for free lunch and 6 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 Youth and Community Development at Erasmus 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 21, state house district 42.
High School for Youth and Community Development at Erasmus is one of 49 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 17,590 students district-wide and employs 1,489 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 463 students, High School for Youth and Community Development at Erasmus is larger than the district average of about 359 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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