In 2023, New York public schools received $36,976 per student, totaling $87.1B. This was up from $21,028 per student in 2002, a 75.8% increase in inflation-adjusted terms.
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New York K-12 Finance Snapshot
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New York
Revenue
Enrollment
In FY 2023, New York had 2,532,888 students enrolled in public schools, a -11.8% change since FY 2002 and a -5.9% change compared to FY 2020.
Public School Enrollment
Expenditures
In 2023, New York public schools spent $7,949 per student on benefits, totaling $18.7B. This was up from $3,411 per student in 2002, a 133.0% increase in inflation-adjusted terms. In comparison, per-student spending on salaries increased by 21.4% during this time.
Salary & Benefits
In 2023, New York public schools spent $22,363 per student on instruction, totaling $52.7B. This was up from $13,691 per student in 2002, a 63.3% increase in inflation-adjusted terms.
Instructional Spending
In 2023, New York public schools spent $9,197 per student on support services, totaling $21.7B. This was up from $5,543 per student in 2002, a 65.9% increase in inflation-adjusted terms.
Support Services Spending
Staffing
In 2022, the average teacher salary in New York was $97,987 (in 2022 dollars), a 12.0% change since 2002.
Average Teacher Salary
In 2023, there were 215,761 teachers in New York, up from 209,128 in 2002—an 3.2% increase. In comparison, there were 215,790 non-teachers in public schools, up from 214,071 in 2002—an 0.8% increase.
Total Public School Staff
Teachers
Non-Teachers
In 2023, teachers comprised 50.0% of all public school staff in New York, up from 49.4% in 2002.
Teachers as a Share of All Public School Staff
Teachers > 50%
Teachers < 50%
Debt and Capital Outlay
In 2023, New York's school districts carried $13,514 in debt per student, totaling $31.8B. This was a 13.7% change in inflation-adjusted per-student debt since 2002.
School District Debt
In 2023, New York school districts spent $2,777 per student on capital, totaling $6.54B. This represents a 2.3% decrease in inflation-adjusted per-student capital spending since 2002.
Capital Outlay
Student Outcomes
NAEP Proficiency Levels (All Students)
The share of students scoring below basic in 4th-grade math went from 21.3% in 2003 to 27.7% in 2024, while the share of students scoring below basic in 8th-grade math went from 29.5% to 42.4% during this time.
The share of students scoring below basic in 4th-grade reading went from 32.8% in 2003 to 40.7% in 2024, while the share of students scoring below basic in 8th-grade reading went from 24.8% to 35.0% during this time.
New York NAEP Proficiency Levels (All Students)
Math – Grade 4
Math – Grade 8
Reading – Grade 4
Reading – Grade 8
NAEP Proficiency Levels (Economically Disadvantaged)
The share of students scoring below basic in 4th-grade math went from 33.9% in 2003 to 38.7% in 2024, while the share of students scoring below basic in 8th-grade math went from 48.2% to 54.0% during this time.
The share of students scoring below basic in 4th-grade reading went from 49.3% in 2003 to 51.8% in 2024, while the share of students scoring below basic in 8th-grade reading went from 40.9% to 43.9% during this time.
New York NAEP Proficiency Levels (Economically Disadvantaged)
Math – Grade 4
Math – Grade 8
Reading – Grade 4
Reading – Grade 8