Total enrollment
290,852
-33,465 (-10%) vs SY 2017-18
583 schools in Brooklyn
New York · Public K-12
Brooklyn has 583 public K-12 schools on the books today, teaching approximately 291,697 New York students across 307 elementary, 102 middle, and 147 high.
7-year change in Brooklyn
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
578
+12 (+2%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
18%
was 17%
% Hispanic
31%
was 28%
% Black
31%
was 37%
% Asian
17%
was 16%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Brooklyn
Public education in Brooklyn, New York runs across 583 schools that hosts roughly 291,697 students. By footprint, Brooklyn sits in the population-heavy bracket.
In terms of grade levels, the city is built around 307 elementary, 102 middle, 147 high, and 27 other.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 10%: 324,317 students in SY 2017-18 versus 290,852 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 566 to 578 across the same 7-year window. On the demographic side, Black enrollment moved from 37% to 31% over the same window.
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