At a glance
Reported students
359
NCES CCD 2024–25
Teachers (FTE)
29.56
NCES CCD 2024–25
Student–teacher ratio
12.1:1
Calculated; not a class-size measure
Grades served
09–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
School benchmarks
New York high enrollment
33rd percentile
Compared with 1,188 same-level schools reporting enrollment.
District median enrollment
359
HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS: 359 reported students.
State peer staffing position
71st percentile
12.1:1 reported; state peer median 10.8:1. Ratio is not class size.
What the reported data says about HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS
HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS is a public high school serving grades 09–12 in NEW YORK. It is one of 45 current school records connected to NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6. NCES reports 359 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 33rd percentile for that peer group. Size describes the campus, not instructional quality.
The reported student–teacher ratio is 12.1:1, 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 (88.9%) and Black (7.5%). These figures help families understand who the school serves; they are not rating inputs.
Questions worth asking HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS
- 1How do the reported 12.1:1 student–teacher ratio and 29.56 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
- 99.2%
- Lunch program
- Missing
Student demographics
Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White0.8%
- Hispanic88.9%
- Black7.5%
- Asian0.3%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
- Multiracial1.7%
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.
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Start with campuses at the same school level or with similar reported enrollment.
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424 reported students
HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE
High · Grades 09–12
505 reported students
HIGH SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION
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198 reported students
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552 reported students