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These enrollment data are collected as part of NYSED's Student Information Repository System (SIRS). These counts are as of "BEDS Day" which is typically the first Wednesday in October. Available are enrollment counts for public and charter school students by various demographics for the 2020 - 21 school year. For nonpublic school enrollment data please see the Non-Public School Enrollment and Staff information on our Information and Reporting Services webpage.
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NY STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT (2020 - 21)

K-12 Enrollment: 2,512,973

These data are filtered by: ETHNICITY (Asian or Native Hawaiian...)

Enrollment based on filters: 254,476

ENROLLMENT BY GENDER

MALE

132,107

5%

FEMALE

122,369

5%

ENROLLMENT BY ETHNICITY

ASIAN OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER

254,476

10%

OTHER GROUPS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

46,454

2%

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

23,985

1%

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

156,599

6%

MIGRANT

8

0%

HOMELESS

7,490

0%

FOSTER CARE

195

0%

PARENT IN ARMED FORCES

363

0%

ENROLLMENT BY GRADE

K (HALF DAY)

72

0%

K (FULL DAY)

18,167

7%

1ST GRADE

19,442

7%

2ND GRADE

18,827

7%

3RD GRADE

19,935

7%

4TH GRADE

18,903

7%

5TH GRADE

18,495

7%

6TH GRADE

18,905

7%

UNGRADED ELEMENTARY

1,416

1%

7TH GRADE

19,523

7%

8TH GRADE

20,105

7%

9TH GRADE

20,228

8%

10TH GRADE

20,192

8%

11TH GRADE

19,539

7%

12TH GRADE

19,281

7%

UNGRADED SECONDARY

1,446

1%

Enrollment Suppression

When the Total Students count equals the count in the English Language Learner Students, Students with Disabilities, and/or Economically Disadvantaged Students category, the data are suppressed.

When the count of students in either the English Language Learner Students, Students with Disabilities, and/or Economically Disadvantaged Students category is less than 5, the data are suppressed.

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