Total enrollment
36,340
-3,918 (-10%) vs SY 2017-18
50 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
New York · 36,340 students · 6 cities
Public schools in the NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 system total 50 campuses across New York, with roughly 36,340 students enrolled (27 elementary, 8 middle, and 15 high).
7-year change in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
50
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
13%
was 16%
% Hispanic
34%
was 27%
% Black
16%
was 22%
% Asian
29%
was 28%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
Across 50 schools, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 enrolls about 36,340 students in New York. By footprint it is a middle-population district.
Looking at the level breakdown, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 is built around 27 elementary, 8 middle, and 15 high schools.
On a per-school basis, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 runs about 727 students per campus, 40% above the state mean of roughly 519.
Trend over the past 7 years. Total public-school enrollment in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 has shrank 10% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 40,258 students to 36,340. On the demographic side, Hispanic enrollment moved from 27% to 34% over the same window.
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