40K More NYC Students Opt For Remote Learning: New Data

NEW YORK CITY — About 40,000 more New York City students won't join their peers in classrooms when schools reopen this fall, according to new remote learning tallies.

Roughly 305,000 students opted for a full remote learning plan this year, city Department of Education data released Monday shows.

Last week, the city listed 264,000 students as slotted for entirely at-home schedules.

The days between the tallies were marked by growing concerns by principals, teachers and parents over New York City's back to classrooms push amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Parents apparently also used that week to fill out a form to enroll their children into remote learning. They can sign up anytime, and there will be chances later in the school year to go into a blended learning model, officials said.

"Using the most current data from this survey, approximately 70% of students are set to return to school buildings in September," wrote schools spokesperson Katie O'Hanlon in a statement.

The data released Monday shows of those students who opted for fully remote, 37 percent were Hispanic, followed by 28 percent Asian students, 20 percent Black students and 12 percent white students.

Here's a breakdown of how many students per district opted for full remote learning, as of Aug. 14:

• 01 — 36 percent
• 02 — 33 percent
• 03 — 26 percent
• 04 — 32 percent
• 05 — 26 percent
• 06 — 27 percent
• 07 — 24 percent
• 08 — 31 percent
• 09 — 25 percent
• 10 — 29 percent
• 11 — 28 percent
• 12 — 24 percent
• 13 — 34 percent
• 14 — 31 percent
• 15 — 29 percent
• 16 — 26 percent
• 17 — 28 percent
• 18 — 27 percent
• 19 — 29 percent
• 20 — 40 percent
• 21 — 32 percent
• 22 — 32 percent
• 23 — 26 percent
• 24 — 28 percent
• 25 — 39 percent
• 26 — 40 percent
• 27 — 33 percent
• 28 — 34 percent
• 29 — 32 percent
• 30 — 28 percent
• 31 — 25 percent
• 32 — 24 percent
• 75 — 30 percent
• 79 — 2 percent