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Brooklyn, New York - 52 schools
19,799
Total Enrollment
52
Schools
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Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
New York City Geographic District #19 operates 52 public schools serving 19,799 students, placing it among the larger districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 26 combined, 13 high, 13 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a sizeable 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 Kings County.
and 56.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.6% Hispanic or Latino, 39.2% African American, 6.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is School for Classics High School, with a diversity index of 69.2/100.
New York City Geographic District #19 school enrollment varies 7.6× across entities
New York City Geographic District #19 school enrollment ranges from 104 students (lowest) to 795 students (highest), a spread of 691 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 #19 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 89.5% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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 #19 chronic absenteeism rate is 56.7% — 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 #19'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 #19?
New York City Geographic District #19 has 52 schools, including 13 high, 26 combined, 13 middle. Total enrollment is 19,799 students.
What is the demographic composition of New York City Geographic District #19?
New York City Geographic District #19 students are 48.6% Hispanic or Latino, 39.2% African American, 6.8% Asian, 2.3% White, averaged across 52 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.