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PS 72 DR WILLIAM DORNEY

PublicRegular
BRONX, New York · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students581
Student:Teacher13.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch83%
Title INo
PS 72 DR WILLIAM DORNEY
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Neighbourhood — who lives here

Median Household Income
2019-2023
$81,000
US median $74,580
Poverty Rate
2019-2023
24%
US avg 12.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
2019-2023
21%
US avg 35%
Unemployment Rate
2019-2023
12%
US avg 3.5%
Median Gross Rent
2019-2023
$1,920
Rent Burden (30%+ of income)
2019-2023
71%
US avg ~30%
Foreign-Born Residents
2019-2023
27%
US avg 13.7%
Single-Parent Households
2019-2023
20%
US avg ~26%

Environment & safety around the school

Toxic Release Sites (1 mi)
2024
0
Low concentration
Toxic Release Sites (5 mi)
2024
39
Nearest Brownfield
<1 mile
0.9:1
BALCOM AVENUE FIELD
Nearest Superfund Site
5.2:1
STANTON CLEANERS AREA GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION
Water: Health Violations (10yr)
11
KINGSTON CENTER AN0
Water: Acute Violations (10yr)
0
Last: 2023-10-29
Air Quality: PM2.5
3.6 mi
7.2:1
EPA std 9 μg/m³
Served by
N/A
KINGSTON CENTER AN0

Neighbourhood demographics are for the census tract containing the school and may not reflect the student body exactly (students can live in adjacent tracts). Environmental proximity is informational — none of these metrics mean the school itself is unsafe. Sources: US Census ACS 5-year, EPA Superfund NPL, EPA TRI, EPA Brownfields, EPA SDWIS, EPA AQS.