New YorkSchoolsCATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72

CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72

PublicRegularGrades 68
JAMAICA, New York · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students331
Student:Teacher11.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch83%
Title INo

Enrollment

How many students attend, and how this has changed over time.

Current enrollment
331
Grade span
6–8
School level
Middle
vs 2019
+54 (+19.6%)

Enrollment history

275
2019
243
2020
247
2021
270
2022
331
2023
329
2024

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 20192024.

Size context

Typical enrollment by school level.

  • Elementary schools in the US typically enroll 400–650 students.
  • Middle schools typically enroll 500–800 students.
  • High schools typically enroll 700–2,000 students, with larger urban schools exceeding 3,000.