Total enrollment
54,431
-4,337 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
119 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
New York · 54,599 students · 2 cities
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 is a public-school district inside New York, running 119 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 54,599 students, broken out as 35 elementary, 12 middle, and 71 high.
4-year change in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
118
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #93 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 54,599 | #2 of 576 | #75 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 119 | #1 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #494 of 565 | #2,687 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 57.9% | #103 of 573 | #3,098 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.8% | #10 of 425 | #65 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 # 2
State test results across the district's 117 scored schools run from STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL at 100.0% proficient to CITY KNOLL MIDDLE SCHOOL at 20.0%, a gap of 80.0 points. That is the 5th 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 # 2
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 is an average-sized public-school district in New York. The district runs 119 schools and teaches approximately 54,599 students.
On the school-mix side, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 spans 35 elementary, 12 middle, 71 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 runs about 459 students per school, 12% below the state mean of roughly 519.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 7%: 58,768 students in SY 2020-21 versus 54,431 in SY 2024-25.
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