Half Of District 13 Students Opt For All-Remote Learning: Data

BROOKLYN, NY — Half of public school students in Prospect Heights and Bed-Stuy's District 13 are not planning to step foot in a classroom this year.

As of Friday, 50 percent of students in the Central Brooklyn school district had opted to attend all their classes virtually, according to newly-released Department of Education data.

The district — which stretches over Fort Greene, Prospect Heights and parts of Bed-Stuy and Park Slope — so far has one of the largest shares of students signed up for all-remote learning of any city school district, according to Department of Education data.

Between 39 and 46 percent of students had opted for the remote learning in neighboring districts 16, 15 and 17, which span the rest of Bed-Stuy, Park Slope and Crown Heights, respectively.

District 26 in Northeast Queens, where 60 percent of students have chosen all-remote learning, has the largest share of any of the city's school zones.

The numbers also show that more students are opting for the virtual option as the school year edges closer.

In August, only 34 percent of students from District 13 had requested full-time remote learning.

Citywide, 54 percent of students are slated for a mix of in-person and remote learning, though they have the option to switch to all-remote schooling at any time. The rest will be fully remote.

Remote learning rates vary depending on the school district and students' backgrounds, Chalkbeat New York previously reported: Non-white students were likelier to opt for all-remote schooling, while students in low-income neighborhoods were less likely to choose that option.