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Best New York School Districts (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 1104 top school districts in New York, serving 2,507,390 students.

The most diverse district is Schenectady City School District, with a diversity score of 0.8.

The largest school district is New York City Geographic District #31, serving 56,502 students.

The highest graduation rate school district is Brighton Central School District, with 99% graduation rate.

Top New York School Districts (2026)

School District

# Students

Diversity Score

Graduation %

Academic Leadership Charter School District

390

0.56

n/a

Academy Charter School District

1,895

0.49

95%

Academy Charter School 2 School District

191

0.49

n/a

Academy Charter School-Uniondale School District

1,522

0.53

n/a

Academy Of Health Sciences Charter School District

377

0.5

n/a

Academy Of The City Charter School District

731

0.61

n/a

Achievement First Apollo Charter School District

871

0.6

n/a

Achievement First Aspire Charter School District

815

0.42

n/a

Achievement First Brownsville Charter School District

844

0.37

87%

Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School District

1,370

0.23

95%

Achievement First East New York Charter School District

1,138

0.54

95%

Achievement First Endeavor Charter School District

674

0.27

n/a

Achievement First Legacy Charter School District

194

0.27

n/a

Achievement First Linden Charter School District

646

0.37

n/a

Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School District

835

0.25

n/a

Achievement First Voyager Charter School District

154

0.31

n/a

Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School District

920

0.41

n/a

Addison Central School District

1,042

0.06

92%

Adirondack Central School District

1,180

0.05

82%

AECI II: New York City Charter High School District

460

0.4

n/a

Afton Central School District

460

0.2

75%

Akron Central School District

1,203

0.34

92%

Albany City School District

8,069

0.74

82%

Albany Community Charter School District

676

0.31

n/a

Albany Leadership Charter High School For Girls School District

392

0.57

85%

Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga BOCES School District

302

0.59

n/a

Albion Central School District

1,757

0.43

87%

Alden Central School District

1,480

0.11

95%

Alexander Central School District

734

0.17

95%

Alexandria Central School District

473

0.13

80%

Alfred-Almond Central School District

510

0.2

90%

Allegany-Limestone Central School District

1,038

0.17

92%

Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District

1,003

0.15

87%

Amagansett Union Free School District

124

0.39

n/a

Amani Public Charter School District

343

0.13

n/a

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