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Average daily attendance (%)
Educate New York City’s children to become productive, engaged adults. — Improve academic achievement.
* 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 | Target |
|---|---|---|
| FY22 | 88.1% | 92.8% |
| FY23 | 89.4% | 90% |
| FY24 | 89.6% | 92% |
| FY25 | 89.8% | 92% |
| FY26 (YTD) | Not available | 92% |
89.8% in FY25 — missed the City's own target for this indicator (2.2% below the 92% target), though it has trended toward improvement over the past 3 years of reported data.
Why this is tracked
New York's system of free public education began with the 1805 charter of the Free School Society, a group founded with backing from DeWitt Clinton to educate poor children not served by religious schools. New York State's first compulsory school-attendance law followed in 1874, though it was only unevenly enforced for decades afterward. Today's DOE, the largest school system in the country, continues that basic premise established over two centuries ago: that educating the city's children is a shared civic obligation, not just a private family matter.
Untapped New York - New York Launches the Public School System (1805), Encyclopedia.com - New York Free School Society, 1805
Source: Automate the Schools Data System — via NYC Open Data: Mayor's Management Report, Agency Performance Indicators
Coverage shown: FY22–FY26, reported pmmr/mmr.
Definition: The percentage of students present as calculated by the number of students present divided by the number of students present and absent, not including charter school students, for each school day. Includes District 75.