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District 03 · NYC Public Schools · High school · Grades 9–12 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
430 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: +1 students (+0.2%).
School reorganization: Absorbed The Maxine Greene HS for Imaginative Inquiry (03M299) in 2024–2025. Panel for Educational Policy vote: Mar 20, 2024.
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 429 |
| 2019–2020 | 405 |
| 2020–2021 | 401 |
| 2021–2022 | 398 |
| 2022–2023 | 441 |
| 2023–2024 | 442 |
| 2024–2025 | 531 |
| 2025–2026 | 430 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $29,469 per student (state & local $26,908 · federal $2,561).
Same-year medians: District 03 $33,710 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $16,653 | $1,007 | $15,646 | 430 |
| 2019–2020 | $14,807 | $624 | $14,182 | 417 |
| 2020–2021 | $15,285 | $1,001 | $14,284 | 402 |
| 2021–2022 | $17,605 | $2,306 | $15,298 | 393 |
| 2022–2023 | $15,262 | $1,530 | $13,731 | 446 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $26,985 | $4,766 | $22,218 | 447 |
| 2024–2025 | $29,469 | $2,561 | $26,908 | 521 |
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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