STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL

As a high-enrollment secondary school in NEW YORK, New York, STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL teaches 3,261 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 388% larger than typical.

Across the 119 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 (54,599 students total), STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Asian, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 12% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL reports 160 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.4:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 56.3%; STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL posts 100.0%, +43.7 points above that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for New York County put the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

PS 89 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 63.8%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 3,334 (now 3,261). Class-load math has fell: from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.