PS 209

PS 209 operates as a rural-scale K-5 school in BRONX, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10. Current enrollment sits at 167 students spanning grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 209 sits 62% leaner than that benchmark.

PS 209 is one of 83 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, a district that caters to 40,459 students overall.

Looking at the student body, PS 209 shows that 78% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 14% Black, 4% White. By comparison, Bronx County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, PS 209 has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Bronx County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Bronx County shows the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 209 is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

The closest other public school is PS 9 RYER AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 209 has decreased 36%, going from 259 students in 2018 to 167 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 20% to 14%.

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