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.

7-year change in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25

Total enrollment

54,431

-7,212 (-12%) vs SY 2017-18

School count

118

-1 (-1%) vs SY 2017-18

% White

24%

was 26%

% Hispanic

36%

was 33%

% Black

13%

was 15%

% Asian

20%

was 22%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages

Schools

Largest A-Z Top rated

Name	City	Level	Grades	Enrollment
STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	3,261
HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICES	New York	High	09-12	1,728
ART AND DESIGN HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	1,485
HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE)	New York	High	09-12	1,455
JHS 104 SIMON BARUCH	New York	Middle	06-08	1,023
HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES	New York	High	09-12	1,007
JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER	New York	Middle	06-08	945
CLINTON SCHOOL (THE)	New York	High	06-12	846
BATTERY PARK CITY SCHOOL	New York	Elementary	PK-08	797
SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	06-12	709
PS/IS 217 ROOSEVELT ISLAND	Roosevelt Island	Elementary	PK-08	689
MILLENNIUM HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	685
PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE)	New York	Elementary	PK-05	662
PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE	New York	Elementary	PK-05	655
HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE	New York	High	09-12	644
MANHATTAN COMPREHENSIVE NIGHT AND DAY HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	10-12	620
PS 33 CHELSEA PREP	New York	Elementary	PK-05	606
PS 158 BAYARD TAYLOR	New York	Elementary	PK-05	605
PS 126 JACOB AUGUST RIIS	New York	Elementary	PK-08	575
PS 3 CHARRETTE SCHOOL	New York	Elementary	PK-05	563
PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON	New York	Combined	PK-12	541
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	538
NYC LAB MS FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES	New York	Middle	06-08	538
PS 40 AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS	New York	Elementary	PK-05	538
URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY	New York	High	09-12	535
PS 59 BEEKMAN HILL INTERNATIONAL	New York	Elementary	PK-05	531
UNION SQUARE ACADEMY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES	New York	High	09-12	527
PS 130 HERNANDO DE SOTO	New York	Elementary	PK-05	526
PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING ARTS HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	06-12	522
URBAN ASSEMBLY NEW YORK HARBOR SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	518
PS 198 ISADOR E IDA STRAUS	New York	Elementary	PK-05	516
PACE HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	499
RIVER SCHOOL (THE)	New York	Elementary	PK-05	499
NYC MUSEUM SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	481
BARUCH COLLEGE CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	479
HIGH SCHOOL 560 CITY-AS-SCHOOL	New York	High	11-12	478
PS 41 GREENWICH VILLAGE	New York	Elementary	PK-05	478
PS 42 BENJAMIN ALTMAN	New York	Elementary	PK-05	476
FOOD AND FINANCE HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	474
INSTITUTE FOR COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION	New York	High	06-12	466
TALENT UNLIMITED HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	463
LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY FOR NEWCOMERS	New York	High	09-12	460
PS 234 INDEPENDENCE SCHOOL	New York	Elementary	KG-05	460
PS 124 YUNG WING	New York	Elementary	PK-05	453
PS 51 ELIAS HOWE	New York	Elementary	PK-05	451
NYC ISCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	447
PS 290 MANHATTAN NEW SCHOOL	New York	Elementary	PK-05	444
MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY	New York	High	09-12	441
SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL	New York	Elementary	PK-08	441
ACADEMY FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING	New York	High	09-12	438
PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY	New York	Elementary	PK-06	426
EAST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL	New York	Middle	06-08	424
NEW DESIGN HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	421
GRAMERCY ARTS HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	420
NYC LAB HIGH SCHOOL FOR COLLABORATIVE STUDIES	New York	High	09-12	413
BUSINESS OF SPORTS SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	407
URBAN ASSEMBLY GATEWAY SCHOOL FOR TECHNOLOGY	New York	High	09-12	407
RICHARD R GREEN HIGH SCHOOL OF TEACHING	New York	High	09-12	405
PS 111 ADOLPH S OCHS	New York	Elementary	PK-05	398
VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	396
FACING HISTORY SCHOOL (THE)	New York	High	06-12	394
MANHATTAN BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	393
MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING	New York	High	09-12	390
QUEST TO LEARN	New York	High	06-12	390
CHELSEA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	389
MANHATTAN VILLAGE ACADEMY	New York	High	09-12	388
MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE	New York	Middle	06-08	378
PS 527 EAST SIDE SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL ACTION	New York	Elementary	KG-05	378
HIGH SCHOOL FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE (THE)	New York	High	09-12	370
HIGH SCHOOL FOR DUAL LANGUAGE AND ASIAN STUDIES	New York	High	09-12	368
ESSEX STREET ACADEMY	New York	High	09-12	366
HARVEST COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	365
PS 77 LOWER LAB SCHOOL	New York	Elementary	KG-05	364
URBAN ASSEMBLY-EARLY COLL HS EMER MD	New York	High	09-12	364
EAST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-PS 267	New York	Elementary	KG-05	353
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT UNION SQUARE	New York	High	09-12	348
MANHATTAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	348
PS 89	New York	Elementary	PK-05	342
ELLA BAKER SCHOOL	New York	Elementary	PK-08	337
STEPHEN T MATHER BUILDING ARTS AND CRAFTMANSHIP HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	337
PS 2 MEYER LONDON	New York	Elementary	PK-05	332
YORKVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL	New York	Elementary	PK-05	320
JACQUELINE KENNEDY-ONASSIS HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	316
LOWER MANHATTAN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL	New York	Middle	06-08	313
PS 212 MIDTOWN WEST	New York	Elementary	PK-05	308
PECK SLIP SCHOOL (THE)	New York	Elementary	PK-05	307
SIXTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	New York	Elementary	PK-05	299
MURRAY HILL ACADEMY	New York	High	09-12	298
MS 297	New York	Middle	06-08	297
MANHATTAN ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND LANGUAGES	New York	High	09-12	296
LANDMARK HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	289
PS 150	New York	Elementary	PK-05	287
EMMA LAZARUS HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	279
LEADERSHIP & PUBLIC SERVICE HIGH SCHOOL	New York	High	09-12	264
LOWER MANHATTAN ARTS ACADEMY	New York	High	09-12	262
HUMANITIES PREPARATORY ACADEMY	New York	High	09-12	261
UNITY CENTER FOR URBAN TECHNOLOGIES	New York	High	09-12	259
MS 131	New York	Middle	06-08	257
URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW	New York	High	09-12	256
IS 289	New York	Middle	06-08	253

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 campus, 12% below the state mean of roughly 519.

Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 12%: 61,643 students in SY 2017-18 versus 54,431 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 lost 1 school, going from 119 to 118. Demographically, the Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 33% to 36%.

On allk12, the community for NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.

Frequently asked questions

How many schools are in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2?

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 operates 119 public K-12 schools in New York, serving approximately 54,599 students.

What is the mix of elementary, middle, and high schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2?

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 includes 35 elementary, 12 middle, 71 high, 1 combined-grade schools.

What is the largest school in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2?

STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL is the largest public school in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 by enrollment, with approximately 3,261 students.

What grade levels does NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 serve?

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 schools serve students from pre-K through grade 12, across 119 campuses.

What cities does NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 serve?

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 operates schools in New York, Roosevelt Island across New York.