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Brooklyn, New York - 23 schools
5,876
Total Enrollment
23
Schools
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Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
New York City Geographic District #16 operates 23 public schools serving 5,876 students, placing it in the mid-size range in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 13 combined, 5 high, 5 middle 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 67.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.2% African American, 28.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Brooklyn Brownstone School, with a diversity index of 64.5/100.
New York City Geographic District #16 school enrollment varies 9.6× across entities
New York City Geographic District #16 school enrollment ranges from 49 students (lowest) to 469 students (highest), a spread of 420 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. 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 #16 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 84.1% 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 #16 chronic absenteeism rate is 67.9% — 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 #16'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 #16?
New York City Geographic District #16 has 23 schools, including 5 high, 13 combined, 5 middle. Total enrollment is 5,876 students.
What is the demographic composition of New York City Geographic District #16?
New York City Geographic District #16 students are 62.2% African American, 28.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% White, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 23 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.