2020-2021 enrollment counts and demographic breakdowns for New York City public schools. The dataset includes student counts by grade, race, gender, and special populations like English Language Learners. It is provided by the New York City Department of Education via the data.cityofnewyork.us portal.
Use Cases
- Analyze the correlation between % Poverty and % English Language Learners across schools.
- Model Grade K enrollment numbers using demographic features like % White and Economic Need Index.
- Track year-over-year changes in % Students with Disabilities and # Students with Disabilities.
- Compare gender distribution (# Female, % Female, # Male, % Male) across different grade levels.
Strengths
- Contains over 25 columns detailing enrollment by grade, race, gender, and special populations.
- Data is sourced from official DOE systems like Audited Register and ATS.
Limitations
- Enrollment counts exclude long-term absence students, undercounting operational enrollment.
- Charter school and Pre-K enrollment data is not audited for the October 31 snapshot.
Provenance
- Source
- New York City Department of Education.
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from DOE's Audited Register, Automate The Schools (ATS), and Location Code Generation and Management System (LCGMS).
- Time Range
- 2020-2021 school year.
- Freshness
- Last updated in November 2024, covering the 2020-2021 school year.
- Geography
- New York City.