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Fort Hamilton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brooklyn, Kings County. The school has 3,925 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #20 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 232.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 94% of students are proficient in reading. 85% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 80%. The school offers 20 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fort Hamilton High School enrolls 3,925 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 232.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 28% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,298 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,153 | 29% |
| Asian | 1,100 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 261 | 6.6% |
| Black or African American | 92 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 12 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,909 of the school's 3,925 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 2,784 qualify for free lunch and 125 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fort Hamilton High School 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 22, state house district 46.
Fort Hamilton High School is one of 45 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20, based in BROOKLYN, New York. The district serves 46,246 students district-wide and employs 3,298 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 3,925 students, Fort Hamilton High School is larger than the district average of about 1,028 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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