Total Students (2010 - 2011): 426
African American: 305 (71.6%)
American Indian: 2 (0.5%)
Asian: 3 (0.7%)
Hispanic: 61 (14.3%)
Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
Two or more races: 15 (3.5%)
White: 40 (9.4%)
Not Specified:0 (0%)
Fulltime teachers: 21.2
Student/Teacher Ratio: 20
Eligible for discounted/free lunch: 91.3%
Enrollment information for Ps 17
| Year | White | African American | Asian | Hispanic | American Indian | Pacific Islander | Two or More Races | Not Specified | Total |
|---|
| 1989 | 437 | 463 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 937 |
| 1990 | 414 | 449 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 892 |
| 1991 | 340 | 410 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 911 |
| 1992 | 379 | 501 | 5 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 936 |
| 1993 | 365 | 483 | 8 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 897 |
| 1994 | 342 | 498 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 899 |
| 1995 | 372 | 499 | 6 | 41 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 937 |
| 1996 | 372 | 499 | 6 | 41 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 937 |
| 1997 | 328 | 535 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 925 |
| 1998 | 293 | 475 | 9 | 49 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 849 |
| 1999 | 249 | 458 | 6 | 53 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 795 |
| 2000 | 211 | 439 | 5 | 53 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 735 |
| 2001 | 163 | 406 | 5 | 56 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 662 |
| 2002 | 145 | 418 | 11 | 67 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 659 |
| 2003 | 145 | 418 | 11 | 67 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 659 |
| 2004 | 147 | 426 | 7 | 65 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 666 |
| 2005 | 119 | 440 | 7 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 634 |
| 2006 | 92 | 410 | 3 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 572 |
| 2007 | 90 | 401 | 5 | 58 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 564 |
| 2008 | 82 | 390 | 2 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 548 |
| 2009 | 68 | 397 | 2 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 538 |
| 2010 | 59 | 362 | 4 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 506 |
| 2011 | 40 | 305 | 3 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 426 |
Source:
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.
About Enrollment/Ethnicity
For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics