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Lafayette Academy

154 WEST 93 STREET

District 03 · NYC Public Schools · Middle school · Grades 6–8 (2025–2026)

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Enrollment

218 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: +65 students (+42.5%).

School reorganization: Absorbed M.S. 250 West Side Collaborative Middle School (03M250) in 2023–2024. Panel for Educational Policy vote: Apr 19, 2023.

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–2019153
2019–2020143
2020–2021178
2021–2022158
2022–2023158
2023–2024195
2024–2025199
2025–2026218

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $44,544 per student (state & local $41,561 · federal $2,983).

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

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$22,238$912$21,326153
2019–2020$24,491$776$23,716138
2020–2021$20,911$706$20,205178
2021–2022$25,330$3,325$22,005164
2022–2023$25,930$1,139$24,791160
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$43,293$9,919$33,374193
2024–2025$44,544$2,983$41,561194

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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