At a glance
Reported students
441
NCES CCD 2024–25
Teachers (FTE)
35.62
NCES CCD 2024–25
Student–teacher ratio
12.4:1
Calculated; not a class-size measure
Grades served
09–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
School benchmarks
New York high enrollment
48th percentile
Compared with 1,188 same-level schools reporting enrollment.
District median enrollment
397
MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY: 441 reported students.
State peer staffing position
74th percentile
12.4:1 reported; state peer median 10.8:1. Ratio is not class size.
What the reported data says about MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY
MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY is a public high school serving grades 09–12 in NEW YORK. It is one of 118 current school records connected to NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. NCES reports 441 students for 2024–25.
Among 1,188 high schools in New York with comparable records, this school is close in size to the reported median of 460 students. Its enrollment is at approximately the 48th percentile for that peer group. Size describes the campus, not instructional quality.
The reported student–teacher ratio is 12.4:1, above the New York median of 10.8:1 for the same school level. This ratio uses total enrollment and teacher FTE; it is not an average classroom headcount and can be affected by special programs or part-time staffing.
The largest reported race and ethnicity groups are Hispanic or Latino (61.5%) and Black (25.2%). These figures help families understand who the school serves; they are not rating inputs.
Questions worth asking MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY
- 1How do the reported 12.4:1 student–teacher ratio and 35.62 teacher FTE translate into actual class sizes by grade?
- 2Which advanced, gifted, career, arts, and computer-science courses are available this year, and how do students qualify?
- 3How many counselors, nurses, psychologists, and social workers currently serve students?
- 4What meal assistance, transportation, after-school, and family-support services are currently available?
Enrollment needs
- Free/reduced-price lunch
- 90.7%
- Lunch program
- Missing
Student demographics
Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White5.2%
- Hispanic61.5%
- Black25.2%
- Asian5.9%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1.6%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
- Multiracial0.2%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22. Lunch eligibility: NCES CCD 2024–25. Privacy rules can produce missing values.
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