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This report provides enrollment counts for schools and districts by various demographic groups for the 2021 - 22 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.

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 (2021 - 22)

K-12 Enrollment: 957,438

ENROLLMENT BY GENDER

MALE

492,421

51%

FEMALE

465,017

49%

Non-binary

0

0%

ENROLLMENT BY ETHNICITY

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE

11,243

1%

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

235,759

25%

HISPANIC OR LATINO

398,492

42%

ASIAN OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER

159,064

17%

WHITE

134,456

14%

MULTIRACIAL

18,424

2%

OTHER GROUPS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

147,800

15%

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

217,925

23%

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

722,570

75%

MIGRANT

HOMELESS

77,578

8%

FOSTER CARE

5,356

1%

PARENT IN ARMED FORCES

2,096

0%

ENROLLMENT BY GRADE

K (FULL DAY)

67,491

6%

1ST GRADE

69,825

7%

2ND GRADE

70,097

7%

3RD GRADE

70,257

7%

4TH GRADE

71,616

7%

5TH GRADE

71,800

7%

6TH GRADE

71,926

7%

UNGRADED ELEMENTARY

8,072

1%

7TH GRADE

73,499

7%

8TH GRADE

74,484

7%

9TH GRADE

81,521

8%

10TH GRADE

77,147

7%

11TH GRADE

71,312

7%

12TH GRADE

67,792

6%

UNGRADED SECONDARY

10,599

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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