Total enrollment
16,851
-2,057 (-11%) vs SY 2020-21
49 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
New York · 16,990 students · 1 city
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17, New York operates 49 public K-12 schools between its neighborhoods, enrolling about 16,990 students (around 347 per school).
4-year change in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
48
-1 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #323 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 16,990 | #27 of 576 | #479 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 49 | #15 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #418 of 565 | #1,729 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 84.0% | #16 of 573 | #998 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #216 of 425 | #3,217 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 #17
State test results across the district's 47 scored schools run from PS 249 CATON (THE) at 76.6% proficient to PS 399 STANLEY EUGENE CLARKE at 23.5%, a gap of 53.1 points. That is the 27th 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 #17
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 is a middle-population New York school district running 49 schools with combined enrollment near 16,990.
On the school-mix side, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 is made up of 22 elementary, 9 middle, and 18 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 347 in this district, meaningfully below the New York typical of 519.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 16,851 students, fell 11% from the 18,908 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 shed 1 school, going from 49 to 48.
On this page, the community for NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.