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Average number of Students in Temporary Housing (STH) parents/guardians utilizing caregiver OMNY cards
Provide essential, non-academic services to all eligible New York City students in public, charter, and non-public schools. — Ensure safe and reliable transportation to and from school.
This indicator, which counts parents and guardians of students in temporary housing using caregiver transit cards, rose along with New York City's shelter population during the 2022-2024 surge in migrant and asylum-seeking family arrivals. It fell back in Fiscal 2025 as arrivals slowed dramatically and the city closed dozens of emergency shelters, roughly halving the shelter census by late 2025 compared with its January 2024 peak.
Researched July 16, 2026 — NYC Public Schools, Fiscal 2024 Mayor's Management Report, NYC Comptroller, Asylum Seeker Census, NYC Mayor's Office, "Mayor Adams Announces new Round of Migrant Shelter Closures"
* Year to date — this fiscal year isn't complete, so it's not compared against prior years in the target/trend status above.
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| Fiscal year | Actual |
|---|---|
| FY22 | 4,673 students |
| FY23 | 6,647 students |
| FY24 | 12,103 students |
| FY25 | 7,772 students |
| FY26 (YTD) | Not available |
Why this is tracked
New York State and City policy has long required certain support services, most notably pupil transportation, to be extended to eligible students at charter and non-public (private and religious) schools as well as traditional public schools -- reflecting the principle that some student services are about child safety and welfare regardless of where a child is enrolled. DOE administers busing under Chancellor's Regulation A-801 and separately provides food service to many charter and non-public schools that request it. That's why this service is defined to cover "all eligible" students across school types rather than public-school students alone.
NYC Public Schools - Transportation Overview, NYSED - Transportation for Students Enrolled in Nonpublic Schools
Source: Office of Student Transportation — via NYC Open Data: Mayor's Management Report, Agency Performance Indicators
Coverage shown: FY22–FY26, reported annually.
Definition: The average number of Students in Temporary Housing (STH) parents/guardians utilizing caregiver OMNY cards.