Almost half of New York City public schools have nearly half of their students failing, even though the Big Apple’s public school system spends more than double the national average per student, a new report shows. Fewer than half of the students passed math, reading, or both on state exams in over 900 of the city’s public schools in 2025, a report by the Success Academy charter school network reveals. The city spent $36,293 on each student in 2024, more than double the national average of $17,619 per student.These failing schools educate 43% of New York City’s public school students, according to Success Academy’s report. In over 500 of these public schools, a majority of students failed both math and reading on state exams in 2025. This comes even after the city spent $40 billion on educ