New YorkSchoolsPS 42 BENJAMIN ALTMAN

PS 42 BENJAMIN ALTMAN

PublicRegular
NEW YORK, New York · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Students457enrolled
Hispanic8%of students
White0%of students
Black83%of students
Asian2%of students
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students457
Grade Span
Student:Teacher10.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch68%
Title INo
SectorPublic

Enrollment

How many students attend, and how this has changed over time.

Current enrollment
457
Grade span
School level
Primary
vs 2019
-79 (-14.2%)

Enrollment history

555
2019
542
2020
527
2021
482
2022
457
2023
476
2024

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 20192024.

Size context

Typical enrollment by school level.

  • Elementary schools in the US typically enroll 400–650 students.
  • Middle schools typically enroll 500–800 students.
  • High schools typically enroll 700–2,000 students, with larger urban schools exceeding 3,000.