Data Available: 1999-00 through 2011-12
Annually, NAPCS collects school, district, and state enrollment data from official state department of education fall membership count data files.
Waiting List Data Available: 2005-06 through 2011-12
| Metrics | # | % |
| Students | ||
| Number of Students | 11,167 | |
| % of Charter School Students to All Public School Students | 1.3% | |
| Students by Race / Ethnicity | ||
| White | 1,429 | 12.8% |
| Black | 9,069 | 81.2% |
| Hispanic | 534 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 96 | 0.9% |
| Other | 39 | 0.3% |
| Free or Reduced Price Lunch | ||
| Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 7,597 | 68.0% |
| Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 3,570 | 32.0% |
| Students by Geographic Locale | ||
| City | 8,655 | 77.5% |
| Suburbs | 2,064 | 18.5% |
| Rural | 448 | 4.0% |
| Students by School Grade Levels | ||
| Elementary Schools | 8,168 | 73.1% |
| Middle Schools | 1,292 | 11.6% |
| High Schools | 436 | 3.9% |
| Middle/High Schools | 1,271 | 11.4% |
| Students by Grade Level | ||
| Pre-Kindergarten | 360 | 3.2% |
| Kindergarten | 1,259 | 11.3% |
| First Grade | 1,184 | 10.6% |
| Second Grade | 1,079 | 9.7% |
| Third Grade | 1,066 | 9.5% |
| Fourth Grade | 907 | 8.1% |
| Fifth Grade | 1,107 | 9.9% |
| Sixth Grade | 1,215 | 10.9% |
| Seventh Grade | 1,013 | 9.1% |
| Eighth Grade | 840 | 7.5% |
| Ninth Grade | 332 | 3.0% |
| Tenth Grade | 310 | 2.8% |
| Eleventh Grade | 318 | 2.8% |
| Twelfth Grade | 177 | 1.6% |
| Students by Management Organization | ||
| CMO | 2,740 | 24.5% |
| EMO | 1,205 | 10.8% |
| Freestanding | 7,222 | 64.7% |
| Metrics | # | % |
| Students | ||
| Number of Students | 837,245 | |
| Students by Race / Ethnicity | ||
| White | 384,353 | 45.9% |
| Black | 312,581 | 37.3% |
| Hispanic | 84,619 | 10.1% |
| Asian | 52,060 | 6.2% |
| Other | 3,632 | 0.4% |
| Free or Reduced Price Lunch | ||
| Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 317,307 | 37.9% |
| Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 519,938 | 62.1% |
| Students by Geographic Locale | ||
| City | 136,805 | 16.3% |
| Suburbs | 506,331 | 60.5% |
| Town | 43,006 | 5.1% |
| Rural | 151,103 | 18.0% |
| Students by School Grade Levels | ||
| Elementary Schools | 405,341 | 48.4% |
| Middle Schools | 162,753 | 19.4% |
| High Schools | 259,000 | 30.9% |
| Middle/High Schools | 8,194 | 1.0% |
| Elementary/Middle/High Schools | 1,957 | 0.2% |
| Students by Grade Level | ||
| Pre-Kindergarten | 28,266 | 3.4% |
| Kindergarten | 60,169 | 7.2% |
| First Grade | 61,507 | 7.3% |
| Second Grade | 61,000 | 7.3% |
| Third Grade | 58,998 | 7.0% |
| Fourth Grade | 60,276 | 7.2% |
| Fifth Grade | 59,061 | 7.1% |
| Sixth Grade | 60,077 | 7.2% |
| Seventh Grade | 60,651 | 7.2% |
| Eighth Grade | 61,750 | 7.4% |
| Ninth Grade | 74,399 | 8.9% |
| Tenth Grade | 67,715 | 8.1% |
| Eleventh Grade | 62,280 | 7.4% |
| Twelfth Grade | 61,096 | 7.3% |