PS 209

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Bronx, New York

PS 209 in Bronx, New York enrolled 167 students in 2024-25 with 14.0 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

187 students in 2022-23, 192 students in 2023-24, 167 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.0 to 14.0.

Students enrolled at PS 209 by school year2022-23: 187, 2023-24: 192, 2024-25: 1670501001502002022-231872023-241922024-25167
Students enrolled at PS 209 by school year2022-23: 187, 2023-24: 192, 2024-25: 1670501001502002022-231872023-241922024-25167
Students enrolled at PS 209 by school year2022-23: 187, 2023-24: 192, 2024-25: 1670501001502002022-231872023-241922024-25167
Students enrolled at PS 209 by school year2022-23: 187, 2023-24: 192, 2024-25: 1670501001502002022-231872023-241922024-25167
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2318714.013.4
2023-2419216.012.0
2024-2516714.011.9

11.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 of every 100 New York elementary schools

Among the 2,490 New York elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; PS 209 11.9; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPS 209 11.9state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; PS 209 11.9; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPS 209 11.9state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; PS 209 11.9; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPS 209 11.9state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; PS 209 11.9; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPS 209 11.9state median 11.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection PS 209 reported.

  • Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
  • Gifted and talented programnot reported
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
  • Chronically absent32.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

78.4% of students were Hispanic, 14.4% Black, 3.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic78.4%
  2. Black14.4%
  3. White3.6%
  4. Two or more races1.8%
  5. Pacific Islander1.2%
  6. American Indian0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Bronx

222 public elementary schools in Bronx report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
PS 83 Donald Hertz1,45113.482.6%
PS 891,16913.386.0%
PS/Ms 1941,16912.890.6%
PS 86 Kingsbridge Heights1,09111.394.2%
PS 71 Rose E Scala1,07912.176.8%
KIPP Bronx Charter School II1,00824.384.0%
Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2904not reported88.8%
PS 96 Richard Rodgers88012.889.3%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about PS 209

  1. PS 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 472 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. PS 85 Great ExpectationsThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 653 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  3. Compare PS 209 with PS 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much New York City Geographic District #10 spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkPS 209 is the number 2,444 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,444 of 2,546
  6. New York schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.11.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about PS 209

  1. How many students attend PS 209?
    167 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 187 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bronx, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 209?
    11.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for elementary schools is 11.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is PS 209 a Title I school?
    PS 209 ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is PS 209 in?
    New York City Geographic District #10, NCES district ID 3600087. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 360008700739 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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