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Central Park East High School

1573 Madison Avenue

District 04 · NYC Public Schools · High school · Grades 9–12 (2025–2026)

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Enrollment

480 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -28 students (-5.5%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–2019508
2019–2020512
2020–2021520
2021–2022505
2022–2023503
2023–2024490
2024–2025480
2025–2026480

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $28,104 per student (state & local $25,828 · federal $2,275).

Same-year medians: District 04 $40,952 · citywide $33,315

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$14,323$796$13,527512
2019–2020$13,846$554$13,292517
2020–2021$13,747$839$12,907519
2021–2022$16,503$1,689$14,814507
2022–2023$15,931$1,105$14,826505
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$26,376$3,971$22,405489
2024–2025$28,104$2,275$25,828480

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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