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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

ENROLLMENT BY GENDER

MALE

1,288,717

51%

FEMALE

1,224,256

49%

ENROLLMENT BY ETHNICITY

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE

18,310

1%

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

413,883

16%

HISPANIC OR LATINO

715,474

28%

ASIAN OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER

254,476

10%

WHITE

1,036,391

41%

MULTIRACIAL

74,439

3%

OTHER GROUPS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

240,035

10%

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

459,039

18%

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

1,443,603

57%

MIGRANT

1,727

0%

HOMELESS

99,122

4%

FOSTER CARE

8,674

0%

PARENT IN ARMED FORCES

6,124

0%

ENROLLMENT BY GRADE

K (HALF DAY)

1,762

0%

K (FULL DAY)

170,052

6%

1ST GRADE

184,121

7%

2ND GRADE

183,746

7%

3RD GRADE

186,146

7%

4TH GRADE

187,207

7%

5TH GRADE

190,294

7%

6TH GRADE

193,708

7%

UNGRADED ELEMENTARY

12,755

0%

7TH GRADE

196,389

7%

8TH GRADE

198,768

8%

9TH GRADE

205,886

8%

10TH GRADE

203,078

8%

11TH GRADE

190,298

7%

12TH GRADE

189,396

7%

UNGRADED SECONDARY

19,367

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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