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Jamaica, New York - 50 schools
37,139
Total Enrollment
50
Schools
-
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
New York City Geographic District #28 operates 50 public schools serving 37,139 students, placing it among the larger districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 28 combined, 9 high, 7 middle, 6 elementary 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 45.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 32.6% Hispanic or Latino, 28.2% Asian, 20.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ps 55 Maure, with a diversity index of 76.0/100.
New York City Geographic District #28 school enrollment varies 18× across entities
New York City Geographic District #28 school enrollment ranges from 187 students (lowest) to 3,394 students (highest), a spread of 3,207 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. 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 #28 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 68.4% 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 #28 chronic absenteeism rate is 45.2% — 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 #28'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 #28?
New York City Geographic District #28 has 50 schools, including 28 combined, 9 high, 7 middle, 6 elementary. Total enrollment is 37,139 students.
What is the demographic composition of New York City Geographic District #28?
New York City Geographic District #28 students are 32.6% Hispanic or Latino, 28.2% Asian, 20.9% African American, 10.2% White, averaged across 50 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.