| Metrics | # | % |
| Students | ||
| Number of Students | 26,274 | |
| % of Charter School Students to All Public School Students | 0.9% | |
| Students by Race / Ethnicity | ||
| White | 2,927 | 11.1% |
| Black | 17,345 | 66.0% |
| Hispanic | 5,335 | 20.3% |
| Asian | 339 | 1.3% |
| Other | 328 | 1.2% |
| Free or Reduced Price Lunch | ||
| Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 19,250 | 73.3% |
| Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 7,024 | 26.7% |
| Students by Geographic Locale | ||
| City | 23,097 | 87.9% |
| Suburbs | 1,164 | 4.4% |
| Rural | 2,013 | 7.7% |
| Students by School Grade Levels | ||
| Elementary Schools | 18,089 | 68.8% |
| Middle Schools | 2,275 | 8.7% |
| High Schools | 866 | 3.3% |
| Middle/High Schools | 2,280 | 8.7% |
| Elementary/Middle/High Schools | 2,748 | 10.5% |
| Ungraded | 16 | |
| Students by Grade Level | ||
| Kindergarten | 3,711 | 14.1% |
| First Grade | 3,646 | 13.9% |
| Second Grade | 3,121 | 11.9% |
| Third Grade | 2,553 | 9.7% |
| Fourth Grade | 2,130 | 8.1% |
| Fifth Grade | 2,875 | 10.9% |
| Sixth Grade | 2,732 | 10.4% |
| Seventh Grade | 1,547 | 5.9% |
| Eighth Grade | 1,185 | 4.5% |
| Ninth Grade | 1,218 | 4.6% |
| Tenth Grade | 742 | 2.8% |
| Eleventh Grade | 631 | 2.4% |
| Twelfth Grade | 167 | 0.6% |
| Metrics | # | % |
| Students | ||
| Number of Students | 2,781,843 | |
| Students by Race / Ethnicity | ||
| White | 1,445,346 | 52.0% |
| Black | 529,471 | 19.0% |
| Hispanic | 567,028 | 20.4% |
| Asian | 198,625 | 7.1% |
| Other | 41,373 | 1.5% |
| Free or Reduced Price Lunch | ||
| Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 1,209,813 | 43.5% |
| Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 1,572,030 | 56.5% |
| Students by Geographic Locale | ||
| City | 1,189,147 | 42.7% |
| Suburbs | 1,009,287 | 36.3% |
| Town | 213,625 | 7.7% |
| Rural | 369,784 | 13.3% |
| Students by School Grade Levels | ||
| Elementary Schools | 1,253,396 | 45.1% |
| Middle Schools | 526,894 | 18.9% |
| High Schools | 762,561 | 27.4% |
| Middle/High Schools | 184,252 | 6.6% |
| Elementary/Middle/High Schools | 35,073 | 1.3% |
| Ungraded | 19,667 | |
| Students by Grade Level | ||
| Pre-Kindergarten | 44,649 | 1.6% |
| Kindergarten | 182,614 | 6.6% |
| First Grade | 196,604 | 7.1% |
| Second Grade | 191,024 | 6.9% |
| Third Grade | 191,535 | 6.9% |
| Fourth Grade | 189,920 | 6.8% |
| Fifth Grade | 194,087 | 7.0% |
| Sixth Grade | 197,090 | 7.1% |
| Seventh Grade | 206,687 | 7.4% |
| Eighth Grade | 209,452 | 7.5% |
| Ninth Grade | 248,937 | 8.9% |
| Tenth Grade | 232,157 | 8.3% |
| Eleventh Grade | 194,445 | 7.0% |
| Twelfth Grade | 178,682 | 6.4% |