New York City Geographic District #18

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Brooklyn, New York - 33 schools

11,188
Total Enrollment
33
Schools
-
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

New York City Geographic District #18 operates 33 public schools serving 11,188 students, placing it in the mid-size range in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 13 combined, 13 high, 7 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 57.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.5% African American, 13.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Is 68 Isaac Bildersee, with a diversity index of 54.0/100.

Its largest campus is Ps 115 Daniel Mucatel School, enrolling 854 students (8% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Brooklyn Bridge Academy, at 143 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.

New York City Geographic District #18 school enrollment varies 6.0× across entities

New York City Geographic District #18 school enrollment ranges from 143 students (lowest) to 854 students (highest), a spread of 711 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

New York City Geographic District #18 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 80.1% 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.

Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system

New York City Geographic District #18 chronic absenteeism rate is 57.5% — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 33 schools in New York City Geographic District #18.

White 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino 13.9%
African American 76.5%
Asian 2.4%
Multiracial 1.4%
Other 1.8%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Student-body diversity

Average diversity index 38.5/100

Average Simpson diversity index across New York City Geographic District #18's schools, below the New York average of 45.5.

Most mixed schools

  1. 1 Is 68 Isaac Bildersee 54.0
  2. 2 Academy for Conservation and the Environment 50.4
  3. 3 Brooklyn Community High School for Excellence and Equity 50.1
  4. 4 Urban Action Academy 48.4
  5. 5 Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School 47.0

Programs & Resources

57.5%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in New York City Geographic District #18

School Enrollment
Ps 115 Daniel Mucatel School
854
Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School
666
Ps 276 Louis Marshall
560
Ps 66
527
Is 285 Meyer Levin
512
Academy for Conservation and the Environment
432
Brooklyn Science and Engineering Academy
399
Ps 114 Ryder Elementary
397
High School for Innovation in Advertising and Media
386
High School for Medical Professions
381
Ps 272 Curtis Estabrook
365
Ps 233 Langston Hughes
335
Ps 219 Kennedy-King
334
Ps 244 Richard R Green
315
Ps 135 Sheldon a Brookner
307
Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling
297
Cultural Academy for the Arts and Sciences
296
Victory Collegiate High School
290
Ps 268 Emma Lazarus
286
Ps 279 Herman Schreiber
276
It Takes a Village Academy
262
Brooklyn Community High School for Excellence and Equity
253
Brooklyn Theatre Arts High School
238
Is 68 Isaac Bildersee
237
Science and Medicine Middle School (the)
229
Is 211 John Wilson
188
Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School
181
Olympus Academy
181
Urban Action Academy
178
Middle School of Media Law and Fine Arts (the)
173
East Brooklyn Community High School
164
Middle School for Art and Philosphy
156
Brooklyn Bridge Academy
143

How New York City Geographic District #18 Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The New York districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Newburgh City School District Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
New York City Geographic District # 4 Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Sachem Central School District Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Wappingers Central School District Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Greece Central School District Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data

Comparisons are relative to New York City Geographic District #18's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in New York City Geographic District #18?

New York City Geographic District #18 has 33 schools, including 13 combined, 7 middle, 13 high. Total enrollment is 11,188 students.

What is the demographic composition of New York City Geographic District #18?

New York City Geographic District #18 students are 76.5% African American, 13.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% White, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 33 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.