District Spotlight
Three Bronx Districts Lost 39,000 Students in 14 Years
NYC Geographic Districts 8, 9, and 10 have shed nearly a third of their enrollment since 2012, with kindergarten down 46% and no year of recovery in sight.
New York Education News & Data
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Enrollment
New York Lost 37,000 Students in One Year
After a one-year migrant-driven reprieve in 2024, New York's enrollment plunged by 37,176 students, the worst non-COVID drop since 2012.
School Choice
One in Six NYC Students Now Attends a Charter School
New York's charter sector grew from 18,000 to 190,000 students in 21 years while traditional schools lost 567,000. But growth has stalled below 2% annually.
Enrollment
New York Publishes 2025-26 Enrollment Data
NYSED releases 2025-26 enrollment data showing 2,447,074 students statewide — down 37,176, the largest non-COVID loss since 2012.