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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.
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NY STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT (2021 - 22)

K-12 Enrollment: 2,448,537

ENROLLMENT BY GENDER

MALE

1,255,801

51%

FEMALE

1,192,436

49%

Non-binary

300

0%

ENROLLMENT BY ETHNICITY

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE

17,845

1%

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

394,838

16%

HISPANIC OR LATINO

706,423

29%

ASIAN OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER

248,580

10%

WHITE

1,003,496

41%

MULTIRACIAL

77,355

3%

OTHER GROUPS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

247,054

10%

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

453,342

19%

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

1,376,020

56%

MIGRANT

1,841

0%

HOMELESS

92,875

4%

FOSTER CARE

8,514

0%

PARENT IN ARMED FORCES

7,922

0%

ENROLLMENT BY GRADE

K (HALF DAY)

512

0%

K (FULL DAY)

173,243

7%

1ST GRADE

175,268

7%

2ND GRADE

179,056

7%

3RD GRADE

178,846

7%

4TH GRADE

182,097

7%

5TH GRADE

183,551

7%

6TH GRADE

185,728

7%

UNGRADED ELEMENTARY

12,212

0%

7TH GRADE

190,255

7%

8TH GRADE

193,606

7%

9TH GRADE

206,583

8%

10TH GRADE

196,640

8%

11TH GRADE

186,503

7%

12TH GRADE

185,621

7%

UNGRADED SECONDARY

18,816

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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