At a glance
Reported students
198
NCES CCD 2024–25
Teachers (FTE)
18.46
NCES CCD 2024–25
Student–teacher ratio
10.7:1
Calculated; not a class-size measure
Grades served
09–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
School benchmarks
New York high enrollment
10th percentile
Compared with 1,188 same-level schools reporting enrollment.
District median enrollment
694
LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL FOR FILM AND MUSIC: 198 reported students.
State peer staffing position
49th percentile
10.7:1 reported; state peer median 10.8:1. Ratio is not class size.
What the reported data says about LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL FOR FILM AND MUSIC
LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL FOR FILM AND MUSIC is a public high school serving grades 09–12 in BROOKLYN. It is one of 41 current school records connected to NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21. NCES reports 198 students for 2024–25.
Among 1,188 high schools in New York with comparable records, this school is smaller than the reported median of 460 students. Its enrollment is at approximately the 10th percentile for that peer group. Size describes the campus, not instructional quality.
The reported student–teacher ratio is 10.7:1, close to 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 (44.4%) and White (34.8%). These figures help families understand who the school serves; they are not rating inputs.
Questions worth asking LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL FOR FILM AND MUSIC
- 1How do the reported 10.7:1 student–teacher ratio and 18.46 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
- 81.3%
- Lunch program
- Missing
Student demographics
Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White34.8%
- Hispanic44.4%
- Black7.6%
- Asian11.6%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
- Multiracial0.5%
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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