Total enrollment
62,254
-851 (-1%) vs SY 2017-18
88 schools in Staten Island
New York · Public K-12
Staten Island's public-school footprint covers 88 campuses with combined enrollment of about 62,254 students, averaging 707 per campus.
7-year change in Staten Island
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
87
+6 (+7%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
36%
was 46%
% Hispanic
31%
was 29%
% Black
12%
was 14%
% Asian
18%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Staten Island
Across Staten Island, New York, 88 public schools educates about 62,254 students between them.
On the school-mix side, the city is built around 55 elementary, 13 middle, 15 high, and 5 other.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 707, noticeably above the state mean of about 519.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Staten Island has stayed largely flat since SY 2017-18, moving from about 63,105 students to 62,254. The school count climbed from 81 to 87 across the same 7-year window. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 46% to 36% over the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Staten Island discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.