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Public schools in New York

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4,804 public schools in 881 cities and towns and 62 counties. From NCES’s yearly directory of Jul 1, 2026.

The biggest cities and towns

By how many public schools each holds
  1. Brooklyn 579 Kings County
  2. Bronx 464 Bronx County
  3. New York 348 New York County
  4. Rochester 105 Monroe County
  5. Buffalo 88 Erie County
  6. Staten Island 88 Richmond County
  7. Jamaica 51 Queens County
  8. Syracuse 46 Onondaga County
  9. Flushing 45 Queens County

The biggest counties

By how many public schools each holds
  1. Kings County 577
  2. Bronx County 463
  3. Queens County 392
  4. New York County 350
  5. Suffolk County 341
  6. Nassau County 313
  7. Westchester County 245
  8. Erie County 222
  9. Monroe County 174

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NCES, school directory, 2025-26 (preliminary). Released Jul 1, 2026. Updated yearly.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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