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Staten Island, New York - 74 schools
60,306
Total Enrollment
74
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Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
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District-Level NCES Analysis
New York City Geographic District #31 operates 74 public schools serving 60,306 students, placing it among the larger districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 47 combined, 12 middle, 10 high, 5 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 Richmond County.
and 46.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 33.2% White, 33.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Staten Island School of Civic Leadership, with a diversity index of 74.2/100.
New York City Geographic District #31 school enrollment varies 23× across entities
New York City Geographic District #31 school enrollment ranges from 165 students (lowest) to 3,750 students (highest), a spread of 3,585 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 #31 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 62.8% 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 #31 chronic absenteeism rate is 46.6% — 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 #31'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 #31?
New York City Geographic District #31 has 74 schools, including 10 high, 12 middle, 47 combined, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 60,306 students.
What is the demographic composition of New York City Geographic District #31?
New York City Geographic District #31 students are 33.2% White, 33.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 13.7% African American, averaged across 74 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.