Yonkers City School District had the highest enrollment among Westchester County school districts, welcoming 24,035 students during the 2024-25 school year, according to the New York State Education Department.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 51.1% were boys, and 48.9% were girls.
Data also showed that the most of students were Hispanic, making up 63.1% of the total enrollment in Yonkers City School District.
Among the 48 districts in Westchester County, New Rochelle City School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 10,091 students, while White Plains City School District welcomed 7,081 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.
Yonkers City School District roughly covers schools within Westchester County and has a main office in Yonkers.
In the previous school year, Yonkers City School District also had the highest number of students among Westchester County districts.
New York’s public education system ranked second overall in the nation, but its K-12 performance landed at 31st place, according to an analysis by World Population Review.
| District | City (main office) | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Yonkers City School District | Yonkers | 24,035 |
| New Rochelle City School District | New Rochelle | 10,091 |
| White Plains City School District | White Plains | 7,081 |
| Mount Vernon School District | Mount Vernon | 6,855 |
| Mamaroneck Union Free School District | Mamaroneck | 5,584 |
| Lakeland Central School District | Shrub Oak | 5,312 |
| Ossining Union Free School District | Ossining | 4,997 |
| Scarsdale Union Free School District | Scarsdale | 4,692 |
| Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District | Port Chester | 4,540 |
| Peekskill City School District | Peekskill | 3,811 |
| Harrison Central School District | Harrison | 3,792 |
| Yorktown Central School District | Yorktown Heights | 3,573 |
| Chappaqua Central School District | Chappaqua | 3,545 |
| Bedford Central School District | Mount Kisco | 3,530 |
| Eastchester Union Free School District | Eastchester | 2,941 |
| Pelham Union Free School District | Pelham | 2,828 |
| Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District | Katonah | 2,801 |
| Rye City School District | Rye | 2,792 |
| Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns | Sleepy Hollow | 2,779 |
| Somers Central School District | Somers | 2,579 |
| Byram Hills Central School District | Armonk | 2,336 |
| Ardsley Union Free School District | Ardsley | 2,325 |
| Hendrick Hudson Central School District | Montrose | 2,259 |
| Mount Pleasant Central School District | Thornwood | 2,021 |
| Edgemont Union Free School District | Scarsdale | 1,833 |
| Irvington Union Free School District | Irvington | 1,709 |
| Pleasantville Union Free School District | Pleasantville | 1,663 |
| Croton-Harmon Union Free School District | Croton On Hudson | 1,619 |
| Hastings-On-Hudson Union Free School District | Hastings On Hudson | 1,598 |
| Bronxville Union Free School District | Bronxville | 1,584 |
| Greenburgh Central School District | Hartsdale | 1,564 |
| Valhalla Union Free School District | Valhalla | 1,487 |
| Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District | Dobbs Ferry | 1,481 |
| Rye Neck Union Free School District | Mamaroneck | 1,424 |
| Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District | Briarcliff Manor | 1,335 |
| Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District | Rye Brook | 1,287 |
| Charter School of Educational Excellence | Yonkers | 1,127 |
| Tuckahoe Union Free School District | Eastchester | 1,105 |
| Elmsford Union Free School District | Elmsford | 1,044 |
| North Salem Central School District | North Salem | 970 |
| Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District | Dobbs Ferry | 382 |
| Pocantico Hills Central School District | Sleepy Hollow | 322 |
| Amani Public Charter School | Mount Vernon | 314 |
| Mount Pleasant-Cottage Union Free School District | Pleasantville | 208 |
| Mount Pleasant-Blythedale Union Free School District | Valhalla | 133 |
| Hawthorne-Cedar Knolls Union Free School District | Hawthorne | 127 |
| Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District | Hastings On Hudson | 105 |
| Greenburgh Eleven Union Free School District | Dobbs Ferry | 81 |
