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Flushing, New York - 46 schools
34,704
Total Enrollment
46
Schools
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Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
New York City Geographic District #25 operates 46 public schools serving 34,704 students, placing it in the mid-size range in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 27 combined, 9 high, 8 middle, 2 elementary 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 Queens County.
and 32.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.3% Asian, 36.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Queens School of Inquiry (the), with a diversity index of 73.7/100.
Its largest campus is John Bowne High School, enrolling 2,778 students (8% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is North Queens Community High School, at 117 students, a 24x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
New York City Geographic District #25 school enrollment varies 24× across entities
New York City Geographic District #25 school enrollment ranges from 117 students (lowest) to 2,778 students (highest), a spread of 2,661 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. 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 #25 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 66.9% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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 #25 chronic absenteeism rate is 32.7% — 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 #25'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 #25?
New York City Geographic District #25 has 46 schools, including 9 high, 8 middle, 27 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 34,704 students.
What is the demographic composition of New York City Geographic District #25?
New York City Geographic District #25 students are 45.3% Asian, 36.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% White, 5.8% African American, averaged across 46 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.