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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 Leadership Charter 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
Amber Charter School East Harlem School District
312
0.44
n/a
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