Total enrollment
18,287
-1,100 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
53 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
New York · 18,619 students · 1 city
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19's 53 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 18,619 students across 23 elementary, 13 middle, and 17 high.
4-year change in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
51
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #393 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 18,619 | #23 of 576 | #441 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 53 | #9 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #364 of 565 | #1,337 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 91.8% | #5 of 573 | #651 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #95 of 425 | #1,447 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 #19
State test results across the district's 52 scored schools run from PS 190 SHEFFIELD at 72.3% proficient to SCHOOL FOR CLASSICS HIGH SCHOOL at 23.0%, a gap of 49.3 points. That is the 35th 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 #19
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 is a mid-sized New York school district running 53 schools with combined enrollment near 18,619.
On the level-by-level breakdown, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 comprises 23 elementary, 13 middle, and 17 high schools.
On a per-school basis, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #19 runs about 351 students per school, 32% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 519.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 18,287 students, fell 6% from the 19,387 reported in SY 2020-21.
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