Total enrollment
23,687
-5,163 (-18%) vs SY 2020-21
70 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
New York · 23,786 students · 1 city
70 public K-12 schools, 23,786 students, one district. That is the NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 entry on the numbers, with a mix of 30 elementary, 17 middle, and 23 high.
4-year change in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
69
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #405 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 23,786 | #18 of 576 | #309 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 70 | #4 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #171 of 565 | #513 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 96.2% | #1 of 573 | #501 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.0% | #240 of 425 | #3,705 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 # 9
State test results across the district's 65 scored schools run from PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST at 91.9% proficient to LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 17.8%, a gap of 74.1 points. That is the 11th 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 # 9
As a medium-population district in New York, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 enrolls 23,786 students across 70 schools.
On the school-mix side, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 covers 30 elementary, 17 middle, and 23 high schools.
On a per-school basis, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 runs about 340 students per school, 34% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 519.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 18%: 28,850 students in SY 2020-21 versus 23,687 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.