Total enrollment
48,008
-4,245 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
57 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24, New York operates 57 public K-12 schools between its neighborhoods, enrolling about 48,008 students (around 842 per school).
4-year change in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
57
+1 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #320 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 48,008 | #3 of 576 | #102 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 57 | #8 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #499 of 565 | #2,793 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 83.2% | #20 of 573 | #1,035 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #198 of 425 | #3,040 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 #24
State test results across the district's 55 scored schools run from MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AT LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE at 92.5% proficient to PS 14 FAIRVIEW at 23.1%, a gap of 69.4 points. That is the 16th 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 #24
As a moderately sized district in New York, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 instructs 48,008 students across 57 schools.
For a sense of the school types, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 spans 32 elementary, 8 middle, and 17 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 is about 842, meaningfully above the New York average of roughly 519.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 has decreased 8% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 52,253 students to 48,008. The school count climbed from 56 to 57 across the same 4-year window.
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