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Bronx, New York - 51 schools
24,271
Total Enrollment
51
Schools
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Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
New York City Geographic District # 8 operates 51 public schools serving 24,271 students, placing it among the larger districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 24 combined, 14 high, 12 middle, 1 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 Bronx County.
and 69.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% African American, 6.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Women's Academy of Excellence, with a diversity index of 70.2/100.
Its largest campus is Herbert H Lehman High School, enrolling 1,087 students (5% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Bronx Academy for Multi-Media, at 144 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
New York City Geographic District # 8 school enrollment varies 7.5× across entities
New York City Geographic District # 8 school enrollment ranges from 144 students (lowest) to 1,087 students (highest), a spread of 943 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 # 8 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 85.8% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants 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 # 8 chronic absenteeism rate is 69.0% — 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 # 8'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 # 8?
New York City Geographic District # 8 has 51 schools, including 14 high, 1 elementary, 24 combined, 12 middle. Total enrollment is 24,271 students.
What is the demographic composition of New York City Geographic District # 8?
New York City Geographic District # 8 students are 65.8% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% African American, 6.9% Asian, 4.0% White, averaged across 51 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.