Total enrollment
24,520
-2,767 (-10%) vs SY 2017-18
43 schools in Yonkers
New York · Public K-12
Inside Yonkers (New York), 43 public K-12 schools enroll roughly 25,060 students, averaging 583 per campus.
7-year change in Yonkers
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
41
-1 (-2%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
12%
was 16%
% Hispanic
63%
was 58%
% Black
17%
was 19%
% Asian
4%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
209,978
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
25,060
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
43
public K-12
About Yonkers
Yonkers is a high-population New York city in terms of public-school footprint, with 43 schools and 25,060 students total.
For a sense of the school types, the city consists of 30 elementary, 2 middle, 9 high, and 2 other.
Schools in Yonkers average about 583 students each, 12% above the New York norm.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment declined 10%: 27,287 students in SY 2017-18 versus 24,520 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 42 to 41 across the same 7-year window. On the demographic side, Hispanic enrollment moved from 58% to 63% over the same window.
On this page, the community for Yonkers discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.