Total Students (2010 - 2011): 316
African American: 298 (94.3%)
American Indian: 1 (0.3%)
Asian: 0 (0%)
Hispanic: 5 (1.6%)
Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
Two or more races: 6 (1.9%)
White: 6 (1.9%)
Not Specified:0 (0%)
Fulltime teachers: 30.5
Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.3
Eligible for discounted/free lunch: 93%
Enrollment information for Ps 61
| Year | White | African American | Asian | Hispanic | American Indian | Pacific Islander | Two or More Races | Not Specified | Total |
|---|
| 1989 | 286 | 363 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 687 |
| 1990 | 275 | 349 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 650 |
| 1991 | 246 | 315 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 705 |
| 1992 | 299 | 381 | 3 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 717 |
| 1993 | 285 | 366 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 680 |
| 1994 | 288 | 369 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 688 |
| 1995 | 273 | 390 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 703 |
| 1996 | 273 | 390 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 703 |
| 1997 | 234 | 378 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 646 |
| 1998 | 176 | 365 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 569 |
| 1999 | 178 | 367 | 2 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 586 |
| 2000 | 223 | 338 | 7 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 613 |
| 2001 | 41 | 526 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 597 |
| 2002 | 24 | 419 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 473 |
| 2003 | 24 | 419 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 473 |
| 2004 | 27 | 353 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 409 |
| 2005 | 24 | 373 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 425 |
| 2006 | 32 | 392 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 2007 | 26 | 386 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 442 |
| 2008 | 18 | 380 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 417 |
| 2009 | 19 | 359 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 390 |
| 2010 | 19 | 334 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 362 |
| 2011 | 6 | 298 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 316 |
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