Total enrollment
39,209
-3,924 (-9%) vs SY 2017-18
63 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
New York · 39,209 students · 12 cities
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 in New York runs 63 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 39,209 students (an average of 622 per campus).
7-year change in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
63
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
8%
was 10%
% Hispanic
44%
was 39%
% Black
20%
was 22%
% Asian
21%
was 22%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
Across 63 schools, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 teaches about 39,209 students in New York. By footprint it is an average-sized district.
On the school-mix side, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 spans 39 elementary, 9 middle, and 15 high schools.
On a per-school basis, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 runs about 622 students per campus, 20% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 519.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment declined 9%: 43,133 students in SY 2017-18 versus 39,209 in SY 2024-25. Demographically, the Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 39% to 44%.
In the discussion threads here, the community for NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.