Yonkers City School District
Public school district · Westchester County · New York · NCES district ID 3631920
Yonkers City School District spent $27,592 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 56% of the other New York districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $26,567). Its 38 schools enrolled 23,258 students in 2024-25; 55.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $29,282 per student, up 6.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (New York: 87.2%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among New York's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Yonkers City ranks 6.
Where the money came from
$788,853,000 in revenue: 55.9% state, 34.4% local and 9.7% federal. Total spending including $28,265,000 of capital outlay was $809,156,000, or $32,988 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$440,974,000 56%
- Local$271,641,000 34%
- Federal$76,238,000 10%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 440 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
24,013 students in 2022-23, 23,829 students in 2023-24, 23,258 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 24,013 | 1407.9 | 17.1 |
| 2023-24 | 23,829 | 1443.0 | 16.5 |
| 2024-25 | 23,258 | 1380.2 | 16.9 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$213,270,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $8,695 per student
Yonkers City School District booked $213,270,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1,433 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $148,829 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 97 in 100 New York districts with a figure (state median $80,291, 622 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New York teacher salary at $92,222 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $152,566,000 | 71.5% |
| Special education | $52,663,000 | 24.7% |
| Vocational | $6,308,000 | 3.0% |
| Other programs | $1,733,000 | 0.8% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $7,510 in 2018-19, $8,000 in 2019-20, $8,267 in 2020-21, $8,692 in 2021-22, $8,695 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Yonkers City School District scored proficient or above: 40% in reading and 31% in math, against 47% in reading and 40% in math across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This district | New York | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 40% | 47% | 10,676 |
| Math | 31% | 40% | 10,641 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90% of the 1,767 students in Yonkers City School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90% | 87.2% |
| Students in the class | 1,767 | 202,009 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
28 elementary schools, 14,031 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrico Fermi School for the Performing Arts | 857 | 18.2 | 76.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Pearls Hawthorne School | 813 | 15.6 | 29.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Robert C Dodson School | 720 | 16.1 | 72.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Las Hermanas Mirabal Community School | 594 | 18.1 | 78.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Eugenio Maria De Hostos Microsociety School | 590 | 19.1 | 78.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Paideia School 15 | 583 | 23.3 | 43.9% | Targeted program |
| School 16 | 582 | 17.6 | 65.3% | Schoolwide program |
| School 29 | 580 | 13.5 | 65.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Casimir Pulaski School | 579 | 22.2 | 40.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Cesar E Chavez School | 574 | 16.7 | 79.1% | Schoolwide program |
| School 5 | 572 | 20.5 | 68.7% | Schoolwide program |
| School 30 | 566 | 23.9 | 49.6% | Schoolwide program |
The other 16 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family School 32 | 562 | 19.7 | 63.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Kahlil Gibran School | 539 | 20.9 | 46.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Patricia a Dichiaro School | 536 | 23.0 | 28.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Mlk Jr High Tech & Computer Magnet School | 507 | 18.6 | 79.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Rosemarie Ann Siragusa School | 500 | 20.1 | 57.0% | Schoolwide program |
| School 23 | 498 | 18.3 | 83.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Ella Fitzgerald Academy | 470 | 17.3 | 83.6% | Schoolwide program |
| School 22 | 381 | 17.6 | 60.4% | Targeted program |
| Montessori School 31 | 351 | 18.3 | 58.4% | Schoolwide program |
| William Boyce Thompson School | 338 | 16.7 | 82.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Montessori School 27 | 332 | 17.5 | 51.5% | Schoolwide program |
| School 21 | 328 | 15.5 | 64.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Yonkers Early Childhood Academy | 297 | 14.5 | 61.6% | Schoolwide program |
| School 17 | 282 | 15.7 | 68.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Paideia School 24 | 281 | 15.9 | 61.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Museum School 25 | 219 | 17.4 | 78.1% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
2 middle schools, 868 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yonkers Middle School | 540 | 16.8 | 72.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Cross Hill Academy | 328 | 17.0 | 73.8% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
7 high schools, 7,125 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln High School | 1,176 | 17.0 | 84.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Yonkers High School | 1,111 | 15.4 | 71.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Roosevelt High School - Early College Studies | 1,096 | 14.9 | 79.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Gorton High School | 1,068 | 15.0 | 79.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Saunders Trades & Technical High School | 1,039 | 13.4 | 78.9% | Targeted program |
| Riverside High School | 934 | 15.3 | 82.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Barack Obama School for Social Justice | 701 | 15.7 | 83.7% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 other school, 1,234 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yonkers Montessori Academy | 1,234 | 14.5 | 59.0% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
2 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
Thomas Cornell Academy
School in Yonkers; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 295 students; 15.3 students per teacher.
School 9
School in Yonkers; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 258 students; 14.8 students per teacher.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Yonkers City School District
- Website: yonkerspublicschools.org
- Phone: (914) 376-8100
- Office: 1 Larkin Ctr, Yonkers, NY 10701
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Yonkers City School District
- New York districts by spending per studentYonkers City School District ranks 196 of 440 New York districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($27,592).#196 of 440
- Every school district in New YorkYonkers City School District is the number 19 by size of 1,104 New York districts, with 24,529 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#19 of 1,104
- NYC Special Schools - District 75The next larger New York district: 27,425 students in fall 2022.
- New York City Geographic District # 8The next smaller New York district: 24,271 students in fall 2022.
- Compare Yonkers City School District with NYC Special Schools - District 75Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Lincoln High School, its largest high school1,176 students in 2024-25, 17.0 per teacher.1,176
- Teacher salary spending across New YorkYonkers City School District spent $148,829 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $80,291); spending, not a salary.$148,829
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Yonkers City School District
How many schools and students are in Yonkers City School District?
38 schools were open in 2024-25 (28 elementary, 2 middle, 7 high, 1 other), enrolling 23,258 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Yonkers City School District spend per student?
$27,592 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New York median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $26,567 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $29,282 per student, up 6.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Yonkers City School District's money come from?
$788,853,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 55.9% state, 34.4% local and 9.7% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Yonkers City School District live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 4,434 of the 30,219 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.7%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Yonkers City School District spend on teacher salaries?
$213,270,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $8,695 per student. Divided by the 1,433 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $148,829 per teacher, more than 97 in 100 New York districts (state median $80,291). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New York teacher salary at $92,222 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Yonkers City School District do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Yonkers City School District scored proficient or above: 40% in reading and 31% in math, against 47% in reading and 40% in math across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Yonkers City School District?
90% of the 1,767 students in Yonkers City School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Yonkers City School District's NCES district ID?
3631920. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
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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
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.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: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25