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Education Indicators

IBO indicators of student demographics, student achievement, and resources for schools are updated as new data become available. This means that not all of the indicators are updated at the same time. A majority of the charts now include a link to downloadable data. For more information on data sources and a definition of terms, see Data Notes and Glossary.

  • Student Enrollment and Demographics
  • Released October 2023

    A Snapshot of Student Demographics
    Provides data on citywide student numbers and what types of schools they attend.

    Traditional Public School Enrollment Trends
    Provides data on traditional public school enrollment trends citywide and by borough. Provides data on race and ethnicity, English Language Learner status including most common home languages, neighborhood income level, and housing status.

    Charter School Enrollment Trends and Student Characteristics
    Provides data on charter school enrollment trends citywide and by borough. Provides data on race and ethnicity, English Language Learner status including most common home languages, neighborhood income level, and housing status.

    Data Notes and Glossary
    Information on data sources and definition of terms.

  • Student Attendance
  • Released October 2023

    Average attendance and chronic absenteeism rates for traditional public schools by various student demographics.

    Attendance Rates and Chronic Absenteeism: Traditional Public Schools

    Data Notes and Glossary

  • Student Achievement
  • Released October 2023

    Student achievement as measured by standardized test results for grades 3-8 and by Regents exam performance for high school students by various student demographics.

    Grades 3-8 Academic Performance: Traditional Public Schools

    Grades 3-8 Academic Performance: Charter Schools

    Grades 3-8 Academic Performance by Charter Network Affiliation

    Grades 9-12 Regents Exam Performance: Traditional Public Schools

    Grades 9-12 Regents Exam Performance: Charter Schools

    Grades 9-12 Regents Exam Performance by Charter Network Affiliation

    Data Notes and Glossary

  • Human Resources
  • Released October 2023

    Teachers and Principals
    Provides data on traditional public school teachers’ and principals’ demographics, work history, training, and school characteristics.

    Data Notes and Glossary
    Information on data sources and definition of terms.

  • School Building Capacity
  • Released October 2023

    Building Utilization

    Data Notes and Glossary
    Information on data sources and definition of terms.


    Previous editions of Education Indicators are archived here.