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 | 44,523 | |
| % of Charter School Students to All Public School Students | 1.6% | |
| Estimated Number of Students on Waiting Lists | 40,000 in NYC | |
| Students by Race / Ethnicity | ||
| White | 3,529 | 7.9% |
| Black | 28,197 | 63.3% |
| Hispanic | 11,342 | 25.5% |
| Asian | 594 | 1.3% |
| Other | 861 | 1.9% |
| Free or Reduced Price Lunch | ||
| Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 33,818 | 76.0% |
| Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 10,705 | 24.0% |
| Students by Geographic Locale | ||
| City | 40,547 | 91.1% |
| Suburbs | 1,719 | 3.9% |
| Rural | 2,257 | 5.1% |
| Students by School Grade Levels | ||
| Elementary Schools | 27,808 | 62.5% |
| Middle Schools | 2,435 | 5.5% |
| High Schools | 2,823 | 6.3% |
| Middle/High Schools | 5,387 | 12.1% |
| Elementary/Middle/High Schools | 6,042 | 13.6% |
| Ungraded | 28 | |
| Students by Grade Level | ||
| Kindergarten | 5,811 | 13.1% |
| First Grade | 5,896 | 13.2% |
| Second Grade | 5,059 | 11.4% |
| Third Grade | 4,183 | 9.4% |
| Fourth Grade | 3,503 | 7.9% |
| Fifth Grade | 4,607 | 10.3% |
| Sixth Grade | 3,857 | 8.7% |
| Seventh Grade | 2,982 | 6.7% |
| Eighth Grade | 2,401 | 5.4% |
| Ninth Grade | 2,595 | 5.8% |
| Tenth Grade | 1,688 | 3.8% |
| Eleventh Grade | 1,058 | 2.4% |
| Twelfth Grade | 855 | 1.9% |
| Students by Management Organization | ||
| CMO | 9,637 | 21.6% |
| EMO | 5,865 | 13.2% |
| Freestanding | 29,021 | 65.2% |
| Metrics | # | % |
| Students | ||
| Number of Students | 2,721,529 | |
| Students by Race / Ethnicity | ||
| White | 1,394,207 | 51.2% |
| Black | 497,500 | 18.3% |
| Hispanic | 585,957 | 21.5% |
| Asian | 218,968 | 8.0% |
| Other | 24,897 | 0.9% |
| Free or Reduced Price Lunch | ||
| Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 535,841 | 19.7% |
| Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch | 2,185,688 | 80.3% |
| Students by Geographic Locale | ||
| City | 1,202,891 | 44.2% |
| Suburbs | 955,449 | 35.1% |
| Town | 200,721 | 7.4% |
| Rural | 362,468 | 13.3% |
| Students by School Grade Levels | ||
| Elementary Schools | 1,241,523 | 45.6% |
| Middle Schools | 490,895 | 18.0% |
| High Schools | 777,790 | 28.6% |
| Middle/High Schools | 159,773 | 5.9% |
| Elementary/Middle/High Schools | 34,537 | 1.3% |
| Ungraded | 17,011 | |
| Students by Grade Level | ||
| Pre-Kindergarten | 51,251 | 1.9% |
| Kindergarten | 184,930 | 6.8% |
| First Grade | 191,696 | 7.0% |
| Second Grade | 186,973 | 6.9% |
| Third Grade | 186,823 | 6.9% |
| Fourth Grade | 189,970 | 7.0% |
| Fifth Grade | 186,112 | 6.8% |
| Sixth Grade | 188,313 | 6.9% |
| Seventh Grade | 191,458 | 7.0% |
| Eighth Grade | 196,289 | 7.2% |
| Ninth Grade | 236,031 | 8.7% |
| Tenth Grade | 232,687 | 8.5% |
| Eleventh Grade | 195,651 | 7.2% |
| Twelfth Grade | 187,522 | 6.9% |