Total enrollment
16,851
-4,113 (-20%) vs SY 2017-18
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 campus).
7-year change in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
48
-1 (-2%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
5%
was 3%
% Hispanic
20%
was 16%
% Black
69%
was 75%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 is a middle-population New York school district running 49 campuses 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 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 16,851 students, fell 20% from the 20,964 reported in SY 2017-18. Over that span, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #17 shed 1 school, going from 49 to 48. The Black share of public-school enrollment declined from 75% to 69%.
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.