New York City Department of Education

New York City Department of Education
Department overview
FormedDecember 14, 2002; 21 years ago (2002-12-14)
Preceding department
TypeDepartment of Education
JurisdictionNew York City, U.S.
HeadquartersTweed Courthouse, New York City, U.S.
Employees138,662 (FY 2024)
Annual budget$31.5 billion (FY 2024)
Department executive
Child agencies
  • Community Education Councils (CECs)
  • Citywide Council on High Schools (CCHS)
  • Citywide Council on Special Education (CCSE)
  • Citywide Council on English Language Learners (CCELL)
  • Citywide Council for District 75 (CCD75)
  • Manhattan Borough Citywide Office
  • Bronx Borough Citywide Office
  • Staten Island Borough Citywide Office
  • Queens North Borough Citywide Office
  • Queens South Borough Citywide Office
  • Brooklyn North Borough Citywide Office
  • Brooklyn South Borough Citywide Office
Key document
Websiteschools.nyc.gov Edit this at Wikidata
City School District of the City of New York
Location
New York City
, NY
United States
District information
TypePublic
Grades3K/Pre-K through Up Higher
ChancellorMelissa Aviles-Ramos
School boardNew York City Panel for Educational Policy
Chair of the boardVanessa Leung
Schools1,722[1]
BudgetUS$37.5 billion[2]
Students and staff
Students1,100,000[3][page needed]
Teachers75,000[3][citation needed][page needed]
Athletic conferencePublic Schools Athletic League (PSAL)
Other information
Teachers' unions
Websiteschools.nyc.gov
44–36 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101 (Sixth Floor) NYC Department of Education – Office of Pupil Transportation Headquarters[4]
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The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) is the department of the government of New York City that manages the city's public school system. The City School District of the City of New York (more commonly known as New York City Public Schools) is the largest school system in the United States (and among the largest in the world), with over 1.1 million students taught in more than 1,800 separate schools.[3][5] The department covers all five boroughs of New York City, and has an annual budget of around $38 billion.[6]

The department is run by the Panel for Educational Policy and the New York City Schools Chancellor. The current chancellor is Melissa Aviles-Ramos.

  1. ^ "2013–14 School Quality Report Results for High Schools". NYC Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Funding Our Schools". NYC Department of Education. 2023–2024. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "New York City Department of Education – About Us" (PDF). NYC Department of Education. 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Google". Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  5. ^ "Explore Data: Education". Where We Live NYC (City of New York). Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Funding Our Schools". New York City Department of Education.