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According to the Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), there were 119,320 New York City students who experienced homelessness during the 2022-2023 school year. Given the pressing, unresolved nature of this crisis—and the Department of Education’s (DOE) narrow capacity to address the issue—there is opportunity to employ spatial analysis to identify schools and school districts within the Bronx (confirmed as the borough with the fastest growing homeless student population) bearing the greatest burden of this crisis. The broad goal of this study is to identify affected school districts and schools, and to look at the socioeconomic characteristics of the Census tracts they encompass. Furthermore, in light of the AFC’s findings regarding the academic barriers that unhoused students face, this study maps the relationship between students with learning disabilities and students who are English language learners with rates of student homelessness. Finally, the study includes a map showing accessibility of NYC City Agency service centers—which include food stamps assistance centers, Child Protective Services, employment resources, Medicaid resources, information for low-income tenants, and more—throughout the Bronx and its school district with the highest concentration of unhoused students (District 9).