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NY
Public Schools in New York
Full NCES CCD data · 2025–2026 School Year
4,865
Public Schools
1,113
Districts
2,503,633
Students
218,257
Teachers FTE
11.5:1
Avg S:T Ratio
$21,556
Per-Pupil Spend
351
Charter Schools
57%
Avg Free Lunch
School Districts in New York
Showing top 60 of 1,113 districts · sorted by school count
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
ROOSEVELT ISLAND
119 schools
54,431 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
BRONX
83 schools
40,232 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31
STATEN ISLAND
74 schools
56,577 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
BRONX
70 schools
23,687 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
WOODHAVEN
63 schools
39,209 students
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BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
BUFFALO
62 schools
29,425 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
BRONX
62 schools
29,940 students
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NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75
WOODSIDE
61 schools
27,533 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
WOODSIDE
57 schools
48,008 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30
WOODSIDE
53 schools
35,337 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
BROOKLYN
53 schools
18,287 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
BRONX
52 schools
21,621 students
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ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROCHESTER
51 schools
21,588 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
BROOKLYN
51 schools
25,925 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
SOUTH OZONE PARK
50 schools
36,340 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
BROOKLYN
49 schools
16,851 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20
BROOKLYN
48 schools
44,136 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
BRONX
47 schools
15,603 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25
WHITESTONE
46 schools
33,704 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
SPRINGFIELD GARDENS
46 schools
21,817 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
NEW YORK
45 schools
17,415 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
NEW YORK
43 schools
19,200 students
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YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
YONKERS
42 schools
23,836 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13
BROOKLYN
42 schools
19,151 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7
BRONX
41 schools
13,625 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21
BROOKLYN
40 schools
33,610 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22
BROOKLYN
40 schools
30,207 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14
BROOKLYN
38 schools
15,288 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26
QUEENS VILLAGE
34 schools
29,203 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18
BROOKLYN
34 schools
11,062 students
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SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
SYRACUSE
31 schools
18,608 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
NEW YORK
29 schools
10,870 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23
BROOKLYN
28 schools
7,257 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5
NEW YORK
28 schools
7,761 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32
BROOKLYN
27 schools
8,794 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1
NEW YORK
26 schools
9,363 students
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16
BROOKLYN
23 schools
5,175 students
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BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
BRENTWOOD
17 schools
17,844 students
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GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
ROCHESTER
17 schools
9,935 students
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ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
ALBANY
17 schools
8,509 students
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CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
WEST NYACK
16 schools
7,821 students
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MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
MOUNT VERNON
16 schools
6,556 students
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WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
WAPPINGERS FALLS
15 schools
10,199 students
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SACHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
LAKE RONKONKOMA
15 schools
11,556 students
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SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
SCHENECTADY
15 schools
8,948 students
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EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY)
SUFFERN
14 schools
10,424 students
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MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
SELDEN
14 schools
9,410 students
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LIVERPOOL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
LIVERPOOL
13 schools
6,629 students
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WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
WILLIAMSVILLE
13 schools
9,598 students
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UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
UTICA
13 schools
9,075 students
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SHENENDEHOWA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
CLIFTON PARK
12 schools
9,348 students
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NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
NEWBURGH
12 schools
10,762 students
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ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
SLATERVILLE SPRINGS
12 schools
4,988 students
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SMITHTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
ST JAMES
12 schools
7,437 students
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NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
SYRACUSE
11 schools
7,630 students
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ELMIRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
PINE CITY
11 schools
5,322 students
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PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
PATCHOGUE
11 schools
7,605 students
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NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
NIAGARA FALLS
11 schools
6,625 students
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WEBSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
WEBSTER
11 schools
7,940 students
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ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
POUGHQUAG
11 schools
7,644 students
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Schools by Level
Top 10 Schools by Enrollment
Top Schools — Student:Teacher Ratio
Finance Summary
$21,556
Per-Pupil Spend
54%
Instruct. %
$50,051M
Total Revenue
$53,968M
Total Expend.
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Revenue Sources
Federal
$3,850.5M
State
$20,848.0M
Local
$25,352.2M
Total Revenue: $50,051M
Expenditure
Instruction
$29,066M
Other
$24,902M
Total Expenditure: $53,968M
Per-Pupil: $21,556
54% of spending goes to instruction
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of Local Government Finances in Education, 2023.
Education Overview
Total Public Schools
4,865
School Districts
1,113
Total Enrollment
2,503,633
Total Teachers (FTE)
218,257
Avg S:T Ratio
11.5:1
Avg Free Lunch %
56.5%
Charter Schools
351 of 4,865
Elementary Schools
2,566
Middle Schools
790
High Schools
1,182
Finance (Aggregate)
Total Revenue
$50,051M
Total Expenditure
$53,968M
Per-Pupil Spending
$21,556
Instruction %
54%
Federal Revenue
$3,850M
State Revenue
$20,848M
Local Revenue
$25,352M
Data Source
NCES CCD 2022–23