Contact Organizations
Bill Phillips
President
 New York Charter Schools Association
915 Broadway
Albany,NY 12207
518-694-3110

Students Overview

2008-2009 New York

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 36,567
% of Charter School Students to All Public School Students 1.3%
Estimated Number of Students on Waiting Lists 39,200 in NYC
Students by Race / Ethnicity
White 3,133 8.6%
Black 23,579 64.5%
Hispanic 8,690 23.8%
Asian 559 1.5%
Other 606 1.7%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 24,550 67.1%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 12,017 32.9%
Students by Geographic Locale
City 32,980 90.2%
Suburbs 1,382 3.8%
Rural 2,205 6.0%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 25,081 68.6%
Middle Schools 3,304 9.0%
High Schools 1,983 5.4%
Middle/High Schools 2,979 8.1%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 3,192 8.7%
Ungraded 28
Students by Grade Level
Kindergarten 4,881 13.3%
First Grade 4,856 13.3%
Second Grade 4,237 11.6%
Third Grade 3,548 9.7%
Fourth Grade 2,942 8.0%
Fifth Grade 3,677 10.1%
Sixth Grade 3,262 8.9%
Seventh Grade 2,536 6.9%
Eighth Grade 2,224 6.1%
Ninth Grade 1,763 4.8%
Tenth Grade 1,085 3.0%
Eleventh Grade 928 2.5%
Twelfth Grade 600 1.6%
Students by Management Organization
CMO 7,588 20.8%
EMO 5,621 15.4%
Freestanding 23,358 63.9%
 
Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 2,704,025
Students by Race / Ethnicity
White 1,394,022 51.6%
Black 503,124 18.6%
Hispanic 575,600 21.3%
Asian 209,706 7.8%
Other 21,573 0.8%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 1,201,697 44.4%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 1,502,328 55.6%
Students by Geographic Locale
City 1,167,594 43.2%
Suburbs 975,721 36.1%
Town 202,368 7.5%
Rural 358,342 13.3%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 1,235,627 45.7%
Middle Schools 499,561 18.5%
High Schools 753,778 27.9%
Middle/High Schools 160,404 5.9%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 33,944 1.3%
Ungraded 20,711
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 50,758 1.9%
Kindergarten 182,313 6.7%
First Grade 189,507 7.0%
Second Grade 188,806 7.0%
Third Grade 189,485 7.0%
Fourth Grade 187,125 6.9%
Fifth Grade 187,503 6.9%
Sixth Grade 188,424 7.0%
Seventh Grade 194,327 7.2%
Eighth Grade 199,671 7.4%
Ninth Grade 233,826 8.6%
Tenth Grade 222,955 8.2%
Eleventh Grade 193,384 7.2%
Twelfth Grade 185,296 6.9%
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