In total, the school includes 280,717 sq feet of class space, gyms, cafeteria, and auditorium.

The Brooklyn school offers Art, Business, Computers, Music, Social Sciences and Physical Education.

FDR is also home to an alternative program called the Young Adult Borough Center (YABC) that provides over-aged and under-credited high school students with alternative means to obtain their high school diploma.

Classes are offered in the evenings Monday through Thursday and students in good academic standing are provided a paid internship during the day.

Roosevelt received a grant for a few million dollars and built a field for sports and other events.