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P.S. 199 Jesse Isidor Straus

270 WEST 70 STREET

District 03 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades K–5 (2025–2026)

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Enrollment

535 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -287 students (-34.9%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–2019822
2019–2020761
2020–2021621
2021–2022546
2022–2023539
2023–2024595
2024–2025575
2025–2026535

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $30,023 per student (state & local $28,271 · federal $1,753).

Same-year medians: District 03 $33,710 · citywide $33,315

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$14,065$217$13,849821
2019–2020$14,874$248$14,626761
2020–2021$17,208$570$16,637623
2021–2022$20,459$1,532$18,927541
2022–2023$19,202$793$18,410538
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$28,333$3,200$25,133600
2024–2025$30,023$1,753$28,271572

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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