P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson
301 WEST 140 STREET
District 05 · NYC Public Schools · K-8 · Grades 3-K–8 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
344 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -127 students (-27.0%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 471 |
| 2019–2020 | 461 |
| 2020–2021 | 418 |
| 2021–2022 | 430 |
| 2022–2023 | 400 |
| 2023–2024 | 424 |
| 2024–2025 | 412 |
| 2025–2026 | 344 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $41,444 per student (state & local $37,688 · federal $3,756).
Same-year medians: District 05 $42,840 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $22,958 | $1,868 | $21,089 | 463 |
| 2019–2020 | $22,482 | $1,555 | $20,927 | 440 |
| 2020–2021 | $22,715 | $1,893 | $20,822 | 409 |
| 2021–2022 | $24,525 | $3,414 | $21,112 | 420 |
| 2022–2023 | $26,630 | $2,999 | $23,631 | 399 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $40,777 | $6,131 | $34,646 | 391 |
| 2024–2025 | $41,444 | $3,756 | $37,688 | 398 |
Other schools in District 05, Manhattan
- Columbia Secondary School
- Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem
- Frederick Douglass Academy
- Harlem Renaissance High School
- High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineeri
- Mott Hall High School
- New Design Middle School
- P.S. 030 Hernandez/Hughes
- P.S. 036 Margaret Douglas
- P.S. 046 Arthur Tappan
- P.S. 092 Mary McLeod Bethune
- P.S. 125 Ralph Bunche
- P.S. 129 John H. Finley
- P.S. 133 Fred R Moore
- P.S. 154 Harriet Tubman
- P.S. 161 Pedro Albizu Campos
- P.S. 175 Henry H Garnet
- P.S. 194 Countee Cullen
- P.S. 197 John B. Russwurm
- P.S. 200- The James McCune Smith School
- School of Earth Exploration and Discovery Harlem (
- Teachers College Community School
- The Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce
- Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social
- Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School
- Urban Assembly Academy for Future Leaders
- Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts
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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