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Largest New York public schools by enrollment

New York public schools ranked by total enrollment. Brick-and-mortar only; virtual schools excluded.

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NEW YORK · LARGEST BY ENROLLMENT

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
101	ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	WAPPINGERS FALLS	WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,557
102	IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONG	EAST ELMHURST	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	Middle	1,555
103	IS 228 DAVID A BOODY	BROOKLYN	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21	Middle	1,555
104	NEWFIELD HIGH SCHOOL	SELDEN	MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,553
105	PORT CHESTER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	PORT CHESTER	PORT CHESTER-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,549
106	EAST MEADOW HIGH SCHOOL	EAST MEADOW	EAST MEADOW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,549
107	WHITE PLAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL	WHITE PLAINS	WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	1,537
108	HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL	NEW HYDE PARK	HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,535
109	IS 72 ROCCO LAURIE	STATEN ISLAND	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31	Middle	1,532
110	CORNING-PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL	CORNING	CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,524
111	SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1	NEW YORK	SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1	Combined	1,520
112	MADELEINE BRENNAN SCHOOL (THE)	BROOKLYN	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20	Middle	1,518
113	JHS 185 EDWARD BLEEKER	FLUSHING	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25	Middle	1,516
114	JHS 216 GEORGE J RYAN	FLUSHING	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26	Middle	1,516
115	IS 75 FRANK D PAULO	STATEN ISLAND	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31	Middle	1,514
116	ROME FREE ACADEMY	ROME	ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,512
117	PS 206 JOSEPH F LAMB	BROOKLYN	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22	Elementary	1,508
118	PS 19 MARINO JEANTET	CORONA	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	Elementary	1,506
119	SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL	SPRING VALLEY	EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY)	High	1,501
120	ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL	ELMONT	SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,492
121	BERNER MIDDLE SCHOOL	MASSAPEQUA	MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	1,487
122	SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL	LATHAM	NORTH COLONIE CSD	Middle	1,486
123	ART AND DESIGN HIGH SCHOOL	NEW YORK	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2	High	1,485
124	HENNINGER HIGH SCHOOL	SYRACUSE	SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,483
125	ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	BRONX	ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	High	1,481
126	SCARSDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	SCARSDALE	SCARSDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,479
127	GUILDERLAND HIGH SCHOOL	GUILDERLAND CENTER	GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,476
128	NORTHPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	NORTHPORT	NORTHPORT-EAST NORTHPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,476
129	BALDWIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	BALDWIN	BALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,470
130	EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	MANORVILLE	EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR CSD	High	1,469
131	CENTEREACH HIGH SCHOOL	CENTEREACH	MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,467
132	JHS 210 ELIZABETH BLACKWELL	OZONE PARK	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	Middle	1,459
133	HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE)	NEW YORK	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2	High	1,455
134	PS 83 DONALD HERTZ	BRONX	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11	Elementary	1,451
135	SUFFERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	SUFFERN	SUFFERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,450
136	JHS 234 ARTHUR W CUNNINGHAM	BROOKLYN	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22	Middle	1,447
137	WARD MELVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	EAST SETAUKET	THREE VILLAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,442
138	PENFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	PENFIELD	PENFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,442
139	IS 98 BAY ACADEMY	BROOKLYN	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21	Middle	1,435
140	CANANDAIGUA PRIMARY-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	CANANDAIGUA	CANANDAIGUA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	1,433
141	MAPLE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL	SARATOGA SPRINGS	SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY SD	Middle	1,426
142	STATEN ISLAND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL	STATEN ISLAND	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31	High	1,425
143	MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE)	STATEN ISLAND	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31	Combined	1,423
144	A PHILIP RANDOLPH CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL	NEW YORK	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6	High	1,421
145	ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	ITHACA	ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,411
146	MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL	MASSAPEQUA	MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,407
147	HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL EAST	DIX HILLS	HALF HOLLOW HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,407
148	ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 1	ROCHESTER	ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 1	Combined	1,405
149	SMITHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL EAST	SAINT JAMES	SMITHTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,403
150	IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER	JACKSON HEIGHTS	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	Middle	1,397

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