« District 21

Edward R. Murrow High School

21K525

09,10,11,12 - Brooklyn, District 21

1600 AVENUE L (get directions)

PTA $ not reported

3,484 students (SY2025-26)

[email protected] budget $12,077,148 ($3,466/student)

Attendance: 87.7%

Overview

Edward R. Murrow High School is a high school school (grades 09,10,11,12) in Brooklyn, Community School District 21.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	4,021
2014-15	3,968
2015-16	3,885
2016-17	3,894
2017-18	3,789
2018-19	3,693
2019-20	3,560
2020-21	3,691
2021-22	3,659
2022-23	3,622
2023-24	3,595
2024-25	3,490
2025-26	3,484

% female: 58.3% (2025-26)

% poverty: 67.7% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 19.4% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 8.6% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 22.9% (2025-26)

Black: 18.3% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 23.3% (2025-26)

White: 30.4% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 2% (2025-26)

Native American: 0.6% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.66 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 87.7%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	87.7%
2024	College and career ready	58.5
2024	4-year graduation	79.5%
2024	SAT math mean	498
2024	SAT reading & writing mean	508
2023	Attendance	87.4%
2023	College and career ready	61.3
2023	4-year graduation	86.1%
2023	SAT math mean	500
2023	SAT reading & writing mean	512
2022	Attendance	88.9%
2022	4-year graduation	82.7%
2022	SAT math mean	511
2022	SAT reading & writing mean	505
2021	Attendance	86.2%
2021	4-year graduation	84.9%
2021	SAT math mean	543
2021	SAT reading & writing mean	532
2020	Attendance	85.9%
2020	4-year graduation	85.8%
2020	SAT math mean	505
2020	SAT reading & writing mean	494
2019	Attendance	92.6%
2019	4-year graduation	87.9%
2019	SAT math mean	522
2019	SAT reading & writing mean	511
2018	Attendance	91.2%
2018	4-year graduation	83.8%
2018	SAT math mean	531.4
2018	SAT reading & writing mean	528.1
2017	4-year graduation	83.1%
2017	SAT math mean	537.6
2017	SAT reading & writing mean	528.6
2016	4-year graduation	80.4%
2015	4-year graduation	82%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

No grade 3-8 state test row is published for the grades this school serves.

Specialized high school offers

No SHSAT feeder-school row is published for this school. DOE reports this for middle schools whose 8th graders entered high-school admissions.

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-23.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$12,077,148	not reported	$3,466
FY 2026	$9,133,106	not reported	$2,621

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning HS	$3,645,994
Title I SWP	$2,843,723
Class Size Reduction Planning HS	$1,238,361
Contract for Excellence FY 2024 HS	$1,144,343
TL C4E FSF	$919,406
TL CB School Staff	$796,453
Contract for Excellence FY 09 HS	$655,258
Title I SWP STH	$266,681
IDEA RS IEP Para	$160,102
Perkins V	$93,995
OASAS Sub Abuse	$92,662
High Need Support for Title I	$73,141
TL 09 C4E ICT HS	$35,541
Title III LEP	$31,370
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$28,437
TL 12-Month AP HS	$19,115
TL CB School Staff SAPIS	$10,060
Title I SWP Translation Services	$8,687
High Need Support for Title I STH	$6,859
Title III LEP Carryover	$6,460
OASAS Sub Abuse OTPS	$500

PTA funding (LL171)

PTA $ not reported

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported

Sources & methodology

A free, DOE / NYC Open Data-only tool. No paid ranking data (GreatSchools, Niche, or similar) anywhere on this site.

Data from NYC Department of Education and NYC Open Data. Free and public - no accounts, no paid ranking data.