NYC public schools, by the numbers

At a glance

Students enrolled

1,006,950 → 884,644−122,306New York City Public Schools, 3-K–12, 2018–19 → 2025–26

Department of Education staff

146,776 → 152,698+5,922Mayor’s Management Report, June 2019 → June 2026

Department of Education budget

$23.5B → $31.6B+35%Not counting charter school payments; inflation +28%

Math and reading scores

2019 → 2024No significant changeGrades 4 and 8, NYC, on the federal NAEP test

Stories

1. Fewer students, more staff, a bigger budget: NYC public schools, 2018–19 to 2025–26

   Enrollment in New York City Public Schools fell 12% while staff grew 4% and the budget grew 35%, more than inflation. Math and reading scores on the federal NAEP test did not measurably change.

   2018–19 to 2025–26

2. Who works in NYC public schools, and what they are paid

   Department of Education staff on salary, by job, from June 2019 to June 2025, plus the teacher pay scale and median pay for common school jobs.

   June 2019 to June 2025

3. English Language Learners in NYC public schools, 13 years

   How many students are still learning English, citywide and by borough and school district, from 2013–14 to 2025–26.

   2013–14 to 2025–26