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Brooklyn, NY Private School Trends (10-Year)

231

Private Schools

-16.9% (-47 schools) 10-yr

79,361

Students

-18.8% (-18,413 students) 10-yr

$23,157

Avg. Tuition

+43.1% (+$6,978) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

41%

Students of Color

+5.1% (+2.0 pp) 10-yr

11:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-15.4% (-2.0) 10-yr

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This Town (Brooklyn)

This State (NY)

# Schools

231 Schools

1,296 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Elementary Schools
Year	Brooklyn, NY Total Schools
2025	233
2024	248
2023	226
2022	216
2021	238
2020	266
2019	260
2018	264
2017	247
2016	254
2015	278

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# Students

79,361 Students

341,865 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private Elementary School
Year	Brooklyn, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	367	273	199
2024	367	261	192
2023	354	258	193
2022	389	270	205
2021	375	267	201
2020	384	265	188
2019	387	273	193
2018	381	270	190
2017	365	262	199
2016	356	261	196
2015	358	252	183

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% Students of Color

41%

37%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Brooklyn, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	49%	39%	33%
2024	49%	38%	32%
2023	48%	39%	32%
2022	46%	39%	32%
2021	48%	40%	31%
2020	45%	39%	31%
2019	41%	38%	31%
2018	41%	38%	30%
2017	38%	39%	31%
2016	38%	39%	31%
2015	39%	39%	31%

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0.45

0.57

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Brooklyn, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	0.50	0.58	0.64
2024	0.49	0.58	0.64
2023	0.54	0.61	0.63
2022	0.50	0.61	0.62
2021	0.51	0.61	0.62
2020	0.50	0.60	0.62
2019	0.49	0.59	0.61
2018	0.49	0.59	0.60
2017	0.49	0.60	0.59
2016	0.49	0.60	0.59
2015	0.49	0.60	0.58

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# American Indian Students

21 Students

810 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

1,444 Students

14,469 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Brooklyn, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	2%	4%	5%
2024	2%	4%	5%
2023	2%	4%	5%
2022	2%	4%	5%
2021	2%	4%	5%
2020	2%	4%	5%
2019	3%	5%	4%
2018	3%	5%	4%
2017	1%	4%	4%
2016	1%	4%	4%
2015	1%	4%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

2,151 Students

23,955 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Brooklyn, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	3%	7%	9%
2024	3%	7%	9%
2023	3%	8%	9%
2022	3%	8%	8%
2021	3%	8%	9%
2020	3%	8%	9%
2019	3%	8%	8%
2018	3%	8%	8%
2017	4%	8%	8%
2016	4%	8%	8%
2015	4%	8%	8%

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# Black Students

5,859 Students

26,065 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Brooklyn, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	7%	8%	8%
2024	7%	7%	8%
2023	9%	8%	8%
2022	9%	9%	7%
2021	9%	9%	8%
2020	9%	9%	8%
2019	9%	9%	8%
2018	9%	9%	8%
2017	12%	11%	7%
2016	12%	11%	8%
2015	12%	11%	8%

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# White Students

56,171 Students

213,434 Students

% White Students

72%

63%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Brooklyn, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	69%	62%	55%
2024	69%	62%	55%
2023	65%	59%	55%
2022	68%	59%	57%
2021	68%	59%	57%
2020	69%	60%	58%
2019	70%	60%	59%
2018	70%	60%	59%
2017	70%	60%	61%
2016	70%	60%	61%
2015	70%	60%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

63 Students

420 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

12,035 Students

62,680 Students

% of Others Students

15%

18%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Brooklyn, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	16%	18%	22%
2024	16%	19%	22%
2023	18%	20%	22%
2022	15%	18%	22%
2021	15%	19%	20%
2020	15%	18%	19%
2019	15%	18%	20%
2018	15%	18%	20%
2017	13%	17%	19%
2016	13%	17%	18%
2015	13%	17%	18%

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# Teachers

7,122 Teachers

34,314 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

11:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Brooklyn, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	11:1	10:1	11:1
2024	11:1	10:1	11:1
2023	12:1	10:1	11:1
2022	12:1	10:1	11:1
2021	12:1	11:1	11:1
2020	12:1	11:1	11:1
2019	12:1	11:1	11:1
2018	12:1	11:1	11:1
2017	13:1	11:1	11:1
2016	13:1	11:1	12:1
2015	13:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

71%

76%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Brooklyn, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	71%	76%	54%
2024	71%	76%	54%
2023	68%	75%	53%
2022	73%	76%	53%
2021	68%	75%	53%
2020	69%	74%	53%
2019	67%	73%	52%
2018	69%	73%	52%
2017	69%	73%	51%
2016	70%	73%	51%
2015	66%	72%	50%

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Average Class Size

16 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Brooklyn, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	16	15	16
2024	15	15	15
2023	15	15	15
2022	15	15	15
2021	15	15	15
2020	16	15	15
2019	16	15	15
2018	16	15	15
2017	16	15	15
2016	17	15	15
2015	16	16	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

16 courses

11 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Brooklyn, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	16	11	12
2024	10	9	11
2023	11	9	10
2022	10	9	10
2021	9	9	10
2020	8	9	10
2019	6	9	10
2018	6	8	10
2017	6	9	10
2016	6	8	9
2015	8	8	9

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Average SAT score

1379

(Out of 1600)

1272

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Brooklyn, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	1376	1268	1236
2024	1259	1263	1233
2023	1276	1258	1231
2022	1265	1262	1232
2021	1265	1261	1232
2020	1255	1254	1229
2019	1236	1248	1230
2018	1200	1231	1227
2017	1200	1249	1232
2016	1440	1343	1292
2015	1370	1297	1244

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Brooklyn, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	34	29	26
2024	30	28	26
2023	31	28	26
2022	31	28	26
2021	31	28	26
2020	30	27	26
2019	29	27	26
2018	25	26	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$23,157

$22,528

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Brooklyn, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	$23,013	$22,253	$14,043
2024	$23,971	$21,760	$12,357
2023	$23,123	$21,345	$11,693
2022	$22,839	$19,836	$11,199
2021	$22,278	$19,317	$10,824
2020	$21,879	$18,996	$10,496
2019	$20,742	$18,218	$10,300
2018	$18,155	$18,214	$10,056
2017	$18,340	$16,955	$9,712
2016	$17,605	$14,824	$9,307
2015	$16,179	$14,219	$8,903

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Average Summer Program Cost

$850

$2,682

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Brooklyn, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	$850	$2,428	$1,115
2024	$783	$2,525	$1,094
2023	$355	$2,589	$1,136
2022	$355	$2,139	$1,075
2021	$1,645	$2,241	$1,028
2020	$355	$2,356	$1,130
2019	$737	$1,834	$1,199

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Average % on Financial Aid

34%

32%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Brooklyn, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	35%	32%	34%
2024	34%	32%	33%
2023	34%	32%	33%
2022	37%	33%	32%
2021	36%	32%	32%
2020	35%	32%	31%
2019	34%	31%	30%
2018	34%	31%	29%
2017	36%	30%	29%
2016	37%	29%	28%
2015	37%	28%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$13,296

$9,778

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Brooklyn, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	$9,606	$9,366	$6,227
2024	$10,906	$9,638	$6,113
2023	$13,509	$10,123	$5,785
2022	$11,505	$8,871	$5,514
2021	$9,809	$8,571	$5,269
2020	$9,809	$8,497	$5,141
2019	$8,650	$8,311	$5,007
2018	$3,959	$7,273	$4,752
2017	$3,156	$6,448	$4,582
2016	$3,156	$6,593	$4,396
2015	$1,708	$6,338	$4,230

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Average Endowment Size

$110.25 million

$40.08 million

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Endowment Trends (2024-2025)
Year	Brooklyn, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	$110 M	$41 M	$33 M
2024	$12 M	$21 M	$24 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

68%

76%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Brooklyn, NY Avg	New York (NY)	National
2025	68%	75%	81%
2024	85%	80%	85%
2023	84%	80%	85%
2022	82%	79%	85%
2021	83%	79%	86%
2020	81%	79%	86%
2019	80%	78%	85%
2018	80%	77%	85%
2017	84%	80%	86%
2016	83%	81%	85%
2015	84%	82%	86%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

15 extracurriculars

12 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

6 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private elementary schools in Brooklyn, NY?

The private elementary schools in Brooklyn, NY include Bay Ridge Preparatory School, BASIS Independent Brooklyn Upper School, and Al-noor School.

How many private elementary schools are located in Brooklyn?

231 private elementary schools are located in Brooklyn.

How much do private elementary schools cost in Brooklyn?

The average tuition cost is $23,157, which is higher than the New York private school average tuition cost of $22,528.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Brooklyn?

Brooklyn private elementary schools are approximately 41% minority students, which is higher than the New York private school average of 37%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Brooklyn?

77% of private elementary schools in Brooklyn are religiously affiliated (most commonly Jewish and Catholic).

Which private elementary schools in Brooklyn are often viewed compared to one another?

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