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Bronx, New York - 84 schools
44,885
Total Enrollment
84
Schools
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Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
New York City Geographic District #10 operates 84 public schools serving 44,885 students, placing it among the largest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 28 combined, 24 high, 19 elementary, 13 middle schools, giving families in a major system a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a large portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Bronx County.
and 58.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% African American, 4.0% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is High School of American Studies at Lehman College, with a diversity index of 73.3/100.
New York City Geographic District #10 school enrollment varies 22× across entities
New York City Geographic District #10 school enrollment ranges from 133 students (lowest) to 2,953 students (highest), a spread of 2,820 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
New York City Geographic District #10 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 87.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
New York City Geographic District #10 chronic absenteeism rate is 58.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to New York City Geographic District #10's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in New York City Geographic District #10?
New York City Geographic District #10 has 84 schools, including 24 high, 28 combined, 19 elementary, 13 middle. Total enrollment is 44,885 students.
What is the demographic composition of New York City Geographic District #10?
New York City Geographic District #10 students are 74.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% African American, 4.0% White, 3.6% Asian, averaged across 84 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.