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This report provides enrollment counts for schools and districts by various demographic groups for the 2023 - 24 school year. 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. 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 (2023 - 24)

K-12 Enrollment: 2,418,513

ENROLLMENT BY GENDER

MALE

1,238,516

51%

FEMALE

1,178,974

49%

Non-binary

1,023

0%

ENROLLMENT BY ETHNICITY

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE

17,839

1%

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

373,563

15%

HISPANIC OR LATINO

731,865

30%

ASIAN OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER

252,096

10%

WHITE

958,900

40%

MULTIRACIAL

84,250

3%

OTHER GROUPS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

259,829

11%

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

459,771

19%

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

1,433,313

59%

MIGRANT

2,107

0%

HOMELESS

138,393

6%

FOSTER CARE

8,268

0%

PARENT IN ARMED FORCES

8,608

0%

ENROLLMENT BY GRADE

K (HALF DAY)

535

0%

K (FULL DAY)

167,008

6%

1ST GRADE

175,789

7%

2ND GRADE

180,097

7%

3RD GRADE

176,717

7%

4TH GRADE

180,241

7%

5TH GRADE

180,866

7%

6TH GRADE

183,076

7%

UNGRADED ELEMENTARY

8,636

0%

7TH GRADE

184,682

7%

8TH GRADE

187,776

7%

9TH GRADE

203,314

8%

10TH GRADE

199,227

8%

11TH GRADE

188,582

7%

12TH GRADE

183,826

7%

UNGRADED SECONDARY

18,141

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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