Total enrollment
15,603
-2,899 (-16%) vs SY 2020-21
47 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
New York · 15,705 students · 1 city
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12's public schools total 47 across the district, with enrollment of about 15,705 and an average school size near 334.
4-year change in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
46
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #408 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 15,705 | #28 of 576 | #531 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 47 | #17 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #238 of 565 | #764 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 94.9% | #3 of 573 | #537 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #237 of 425 | #3,685 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
State test results across the district's 47 scored schools run from BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE BRONX at 77.8% proficient to PS 195 at 20.8%, a gap of 57.0 points. That is the 21st widest gap among 258 New York districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 is a small public-school district in New York. The district maintains 47 schools and enrolls approximately 15,705 students.
For a sense of the school types, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 is made up of 21 elementary, 10 middle, and 16 high schools.
On a per-school basis, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 runs about 334 students per school, 36% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 519.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 has decreased 16% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 18,502 students to 15,603.
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