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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.

NYC Public Schools Report Card and Enrollment data include data for all NYC geographic districts and NYC charter schools.

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NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS ENROLLMENT (2020 - 21)

K-12 Enrollment: 1,007,610

ENROLLMENT BY GENDER

MALE

518,470

51%

FEMALE

489,140

49%

ENROLLMENT BY ETHNICITY

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE

11,716

1%

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

251,172

25%

HISPANIC OR LATINO

414,683

41%

ASIAN OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER

167,135

17%

WHITE

144,965

14%

MULTIRACIAL

17,939

2%

OTHER GROUPS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

140,466

14%

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

225,479

22%

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

764,623

76%

MIGRANT

HOMELESS

84,555

8%

FOSTER CARE

5,559

1%

PARENT IN ARMED FORCES

585

0%

ENROLLMENT BY GRADE

K (FULL DAY)

70,552

7%

1ST GRADE

75,289

7%

2ND GRADE

75,004

7%

3RD GRADE

76,055

7%

4TH GRADE

75,747

7%

5TH GRADE

76,705

7%

6TH GRADE

77,428

7%

UNGRADED ELEMENTARY

8,477

1%

7TH GRADE

77,135

7%

8TH GRADE

77,973

7%

9TH GRADE

82,731

8%

10TH GRADE

81,988

8%

11TH GRADE

72,673

7%

12TH GRADE

68,961

6%

UNGRADED SECONDARY

10,892

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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