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P.S. 006 Lillie D. Blake

45 East 81 Street

District 02 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)

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Enrollment

673 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: +2 students (+0.3%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–2019671
2019–2020648
2020–2021592
2021–2022573
2022–2023588
2023–2024597
2024–2025656
2025–2026673

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $26,666 per student (state & local $25,256 · federal $1,410).

Same-year medians: District 02 $30,819 · citywide $33,315

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$14,032$565$13,467670
2019–2020$13,694$623$13,071649
2020–2021$14,265$494$13,771595
2021–2022$16,844$1,567$15,277572
2022–2023$16,357$869$15,488587
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$26,055$3,817$22,238598
2024–2025$26,666$1,410$25,256655

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Sources: New York City Public Schools enrollment data and spending per student reported by the New York State Education Department. Missing years are not zero. Enrollment and spending are not school-quality ratings. How we check the data