P.S. 087 William Sherman
160 WEST 78 STREET
District 03 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
764 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -134 students (-14.9%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 898 |
| 2019–2020 | 873 |
| 2020–2021 | 705 |
| 2021–2022 | 627 |
| 2022–2023 | 670 |
| 2023–2024 | 730 |
| 2024–2025 | 755 |
| 2025–2026 | 764 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $27,844 per student (state & local $26,084 · federal $1,760).
Same-year medians: District 03 $33,710 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $14,676 | $248 | $14,428 | 895 |
| 2019–2020 | $14,452 | $343 | $14,109 | 872 |
| 2020–2021 | $18,002 | $1,570 | $16,433 | 683 |
| 2021–2022 | $19,795 | $2,800 | $16,994 | 629 |
| 2022–2023 | $18,617 | $1,117 | $17,500 | 667 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $27,994 | $3,292 | $24,702 | 726 |
| 2024–2025 | $27,844 | $1,760 | $26,084 | 751 |
Other schools in District 03, Manhattan
- Beacon High School
- Community Action School - MS 258
- Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School
- Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art a
- Frank McCourt High School
- Frederick Douglass Academy II Secondary School
- High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justic
- High School of Arts and Technology
- Innovation Diploma Plus
- J.H.S. 054 Booker T. Washington
- Lafayette Academy
- M.S. 243 Center School
- M.S. 250 West Side Collaborative Middle School
- M.S. M245 The Computer School
- M.S. M247 Dual Language Middle School
- Manhattan / Hunter Science High School
- Mott Hall II
- P.S. 009 Sarah Anderson
- P.S. 075 Emily Dickinson
- P.S. 076 A. Philip Randolph
- P.S. 084 Lillian Weber
- P.S. 145, The Bloomingdale School
- P.S. 149 Sojourner Truth
- P.S. 163 Alfred E. Smith
- P.S. 165 Robert E. Simon
- P.S. 166 The Richard Rodgers School of The Arts an
- P.S. 180 Hugo Newman
- P.S. 199 Jesse Isidor Straus
- P.S. 242 - The Young Diplomats Magnet Academy
- P.S. 333 Manhattan School for Children
- P.S. 452
- Special Music School
- STEM Institute of Manhattan
- The Anderson School
- The Global Learning Collaborative
- The Locke School of Arts and Engineering
- The Maxine Greene HS for Imaginative Inquiry
- The Riverside School for Makers and Artists
- The Urban Assembly School for Green Careers
- Urban Assembly School for Media Studies, The
- Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing & Vis
- West End Secondary School
- West Prep Academy
- Young Women's Leadership School
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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