Chalkbeat | One in eight New York City public school students experienced homelessness last school year, according to a report released Tuesday by the nonprofit Advocates for Children.

That meant more than 138,000 children lived in temporary housing, whether in shelters or “doubled up” with family or friends. The total dropped 10% from the previous school year — largely driven by a decline in the number of families living in shelters. Still, the figure remained staggeringly high, roughly equivalent to the population of Albany, and marked the 11th straight year the number topped 100,000, the report said.

Jennifer Pringle, director of Advocates for Children’s Learners in Temporary Housing Project, said the city must do more to address these challenges, warning that people without a high school diploma are 4.5 times more likely to experience homelessness as young adults.

“Unfortunately, for too many families, being in shelter derails their education,” Pringle said. “I know this is the long game, but if we really want to address family homelessness, we have to focus on education now.”