Total enrollment
23,836
-1,169 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
42 schools in YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
New York · 24,376 students · 2 cities
YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, New York runs 42 public K-12 schools today, teaching approximately 24,376 students across 31 elementary, 2 middle, and 8 high.
4-year change in YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
40
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New York | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #364 of 437 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 24,376 | #17 of 576 | #296 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 42 | #23 of 576 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #564 of 565 | #6,975 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 70.6% | #51 of 573 | #1,899 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #146 of 425 | #2,208 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 YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 39 scored schools run from PEARLS HAWTHORNE SCHOOL at 86.7% proficient to MUSEUM SCHOOL 25 at 15.7%, a gap of 70.9 points. That is the 14th 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 YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT is a compact New York school district running 42 schools with combined enrollment near 24,376.
In terms of grade levels, YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 31 elementary, 2 middle, 8 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs about 580 students per school, 12% above the state mean of roughly 519.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 5%: 25,005 students in SY 2020-21 versus 23,836 in SY 2024-25.
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