1 in 8 NYC public school students were homeless last year
Advocates for Children says 50,700 students spent time in shelters as chronic absenteeism and school transfers remained high.
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More Than 138,000 NYC Students Experienced Homelessness Last School Year, New Data Shows
Though student homelessness declined by 10 percent from the previous school year, advocates warn that tens of thousands of children continue to face housing instability, transportation barriers and educational challenges.
More Than 138,000 NYC Students Experienced Homelessness Last School Year, New Data Shows - City Limits
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NYC Student Homelessness Declines but Remains Stubbornly High, Report Finds
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. One in eight New York City public school students experienced homelessness last school year, according to a report released Tuesday by the nonprofit Advocates for Children. That meant more than 138,000 children lived in temporary housing, whether in shelters or “doubled up” with […]
More than 138,000 NYC public school students were homeless last year: report
More than 138,000 NYC public school students experienced homelessness during the 2025-2026 school year, representing approximately one in every eight children in the city’s public school system, according to a report released on Tuesday by Advocates for Children of New York (AFC). The report, which focused on data obtained from the NYS Education Department, indicated...
More than 138,000 NYC public school students were homeless last school year
While the numbers mark the first sign the student homelessness rate is falling across the five boroughs after reaching consecutive record highs, advocates say the findings are “no cause for celebration.”
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