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Best New York School Districts (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 1109 top school districts in New York, serving 2,503,634 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 56,577 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

343

0.56

n/a

Academy Charter School District

2,003

0.48

95%

Academy Charter School 2 School District

468

0.56

n/a

Academy Charter School-Uniondale School District

1,607

0.54

n/a

Academy Of Health Sciences Charter School District

394

0.47

n/a

Academy Of The City Charter School District

695

0.61

n/a

Access Bronx Charter School District

462

0.43

n/a

Achievement First Apollo Charter School District

758

0.6

n/a

Achievement First Aspire Charter School District

935

0.45

n/a

Achievement First Brownsville Charter School District

651

0.37

87%

Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School District

1,320

0.24

95%

Achievement First East New York Charter School District

1,072

0.55

95%

Achievement First Endeavor Charter School District

579

0.31

n/a

Achievement First Legacy Charter School District

256

0.34

n/a

Achievement First Linden Charter School District

630

0.46

n/a

Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School District

843

0.24

n/a

Achievement First Voyager Charter School District

0.24

n/a

Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School District

899

0.4

n/a

Addison Central School District

1,014

0.07

92%

Adirondack Central School District

1,169

0.06

82%

AECI II: Nyc Charter High School District

449

0.37

n/a

Afton Central School District

429

0.18

75%

Akron Central School District

1,210

0.34

92%

Albany City School District

8,509

0.75

82%

Albany Leadership Charter School For Girls School District

383

0.6

85%

Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga BOCES School District

294

0.6

n/a

Albion Central School District

1,725

0.43

87%

Alden Central School District

1,474

0.12

95%

Alexander Central School District

729

0.18

95%

Alexandria Central School District

467

0.12

80%

Alfred-Almond Central School District

489

0.23

90%

Allegany-Limestone Central School District

1,028

0.19

92%

Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District

990

0.16

87%

Amagansett Union Free School District

112

0.4

n/a

Amani Public Charter School District

314

0.1

n/a

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