New York City Geographic District #24 operates 57 public schools serving 51,074 students, placing it among the larger districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 23 combined, 16 high, 10 elementary, 8 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 Queens County.
and 40.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 11.0% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bard High School Early College Queens, with a diversity index of 75.2/100.
Its largest campus is Is 61 Leonardo Da Vinci, enrolling 2,131 students (4% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Rose M Singer Center, at 4 students, a 533x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
New York City Geographic District #24 school enrollment varies 533× across entities
New York City Geographic District #24 school enrollment ranges from 4 students (lowest) to 2,131 students (highest), a spread of 2,127 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 #24 reports 76.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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 #24 chronic absenteeism rate is 40.7% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to New York City Geographic District #24'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 #24?
New York City Geographic District #24 has 57 schools, including 8 middle, 16 high, 23 combined, 10 elementary. Total enrollment is 51,074 students.
What is the demographic composition of New York City Geographic District #24?
New York City Geographic District #24 students are 68.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 11.0% White, 3.6% African American, averaged across 57 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.