New York City Geographic District #13 operates 40 public schools serving 19,425 students, placing it in the mid-size range in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 19 combined, 13 high, 7 middle, 1 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Kings County.
and 61.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.1% African American, 26.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bridges: a School for Exploration and Equity, with a diversity index of 74.0/100.
Brooklyn Technical High School accounts for 30.1% of all New York City Geographic District #13 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means New York City Geographic District #13-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
New York City Geographic District #13 school enrollment varies 78× across entities
New York City Geographic District #13 school enrollment ranges from 75 students (lowest) to 5,848 students (highest), a spread of 5,773 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. 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 #13 reports 57.1% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
New York City Geographic District #13 chronic absenteeism rate is 61.6% — 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 #13'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 #13?
New York City Geographic District #13 has 40 schools, including 13 high, 19 combined, 1 elementary, 7 middle. Total enrollment is 19,425 students.
What is the demographic composition of New York City Geographic District #13?
New York City Geographic District #13 students are 49.1% African American, 26.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% White, 5.8% Asian, averaged across 40 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.