New York City's declining public school enrollment projected to lose over 150K more as population declines

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News Digital spoke to former Boca Raton mayor and current GOP congressional candidate Scott Singer about businesses leaving New York City as a result of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist policies. New York City’s public schools are projected to drop, mirroring the downward trend of its overall population since last year. According to a "Statistical Forecasting" prepared for the New York City School Construction Authority, New York City is projected to lose thousands of students in the 2034-35 school year. "Enrollment is projected to be 721,251 in 2034-35, which would be a decline of 153,000 students from the 2024-25 enrollment," the outlet reported. New York City’s public schools are projected to drop, mirroring the downward trend of its overall population since last year. (Nikolas Lanum/Fox News Digital) NYC BUSINESS OWNER KICKSTARTS MILLION DOLL