"New York City K-12 students with perfect attendance are on track this year to be in school for 1,102 hours. That's about 20 fewer days than the national average, per the study, of about 1,231 hours in school each year."
"The main driver in the disparity is the length of the city's school day, lasting 6 hours and 20 minutes. Nationally, students are in school on average about 7 hours a day 179 days per year, according to a 2025 study that looked at federal school time data and analyzed more than 74 studies about the importance of total school time."
"About 1 in 3 New York City children were chronically absent last year, which is defined as missing 10% or more of the school year. The chronic absenteeism rate is seen as a major predictor of performance since missing class means missing instruction."
New York City public school students are on track to spend approximately 1,102 hours in school annually, about 129 hours fewer than the national average of 1,231 hours. The disparity stems from multiple factors: a shorter school day of 6 hours and 20 minutes compared to the national average of 7 hours, snow days, professional development days, and parent-teacher conference half-days. Additionally, chronic absenteeism affects about one-third of NYC students, defined as missing 10% or more of the school year. Chancellor Kamar Samuels has prioritized addressing chronic absenteeism as a critical issue, recognizing that missing school directly impacts student learning and academic performance.
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