New York: the highest-poverty school districts

573 districts

New York public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify.

#	District	State	Schools	Students	Students on FRL	% FRL
1	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9	NY	70	23,786	22,885	96.2%
2	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7	NY	41	13,625	12,962	95.1%
3	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12	NY	47	15,705	14,903	94.9%
4	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23	NY	28	7,257	6,725	92.7%
5	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19	NY	53	18,619	17,096	91.8%
6	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #32	NY	27	8,794	7,948	90.4%
7	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8	NY	52	21,621	19,235	89.0%
8	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16	NY	23	5,175	4,532	87.6%
9	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10	NY	83	40,459	35,251	87.1%
10	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11	NY	62	30,138	26,157	86.8%
11	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	61	29,425	25,501	86.7%
12	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6	NY	45	17,415	15,020	86.2%
13	EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPRING VALLEY)	NY	14	10,424	8,920	85.6%
14	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #18	NY	34	11,062	9,408	85.0%
15	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4	NY	30	11,316	9,610	84.9%
16	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17	NY	49	16,990	14,266	84.0%
17	POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	7	3,724	3,126	83.9%
18	ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	51	25,949	20,826	83.6%
19	BRENTWOOD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	17	17,844	14,870	83.3%
20	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24	NY	57	48,008	39,937	83.2%
21	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5	NY	28	7,761	6,435	82.9%
22	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #20	NY	48	44,136	36,259	82.2%
23	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27	NY	63	39,209	32,112	81.9%
24	LACKAWANNA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	4	2,091	1,706	81.6%
25	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21	NY	40	33,610	27,194	80.9%
26	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29	NY	46	21,817	17,310	79.3%
27	SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	31	18,608	14,639	78.8%
28	SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	15	8,948	7,022	78.5%
29	JAMESTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	9	4,370	3,372	77.2%
30	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22	NY	40	30,207	23,148	76.6%
31	WYANDANCH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	4	2,472	1,892	76.5%
32	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25	NY	46	33,704	25,477	75.6%
33	AMSTERDAM CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	6	3,663	2,766	75.5%
34	LAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	5	2,156	1,628	75.5%
35	MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	6	7,176	5,405	75.3%
36	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14	NY	38	15,288	11,459	75.0%
37	GLOVERSVILLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	5	2,406	1,803	74.9%
38	HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	8	5,321	3,984	74.9%
39	DUNKIRK CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	5	1,900	1,417	74.6%
40	FALLSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	2	1,504	1,111	73.9%
41	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28	NY	50	36,340	26,857	73.9%
42	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	NY	53	35,337	26,110	73.9%
43	NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	11	6,625	4,895	73.9%
44	SALAMANCA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	3	1,323	972	73.5%
45	BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	10	4,531	3,301	72.9%
46	UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	13	9,075	6,599	72.7%
47	ELMIRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	11	5,322	3,828	71.9%
48	TROY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	7	3,522	2,496	70.9%
49	AMITYVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	5	2,802	1,984	70.8%
50	WATERVLIET CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	NY	2	1,455	1,027	70.6%

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