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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.
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.
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.
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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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.