📍 2995 Purchase St, Purchase, Westchester County, 10577
Purchase School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Purchase, Westchester County. The school has 341 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harrison Central School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Purchase School enrolls 341 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 9.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 249 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 9.1% |
| Asian | 26 | 7.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
22 of the school's 341 students (6.5%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 21 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Purchase School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 93.
Purchase School is one of 6 schools in HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in HARRISON, New York. The district serves 3,812 students district-wide and employs 352 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 341 students, Purchase School is smaller than the district average of about 635 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large