P.S. 129 John H. Finley
425 West 130 Street
District 05 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
193 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -213 students (-52.5%).
School reorganization: Grades 6 moved to School of Earth Exploration and Discovery Harlem ( (05M371) in 2020–2021. Panel for Educational Policy vote: Feb 27, 2019.
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 406 |
| 2019–2020 | 377 |
| 2020–2021 | 306 |
| 2021–2022 | 247 |
| 2022–2023 | 199 |
| 2023–2024 | 219 |
| 2024–2025 | 234 |
| 2025–2026 | 193 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $47,591 per student (state & local $43,778 · federal $3,812).
Same-year medians: District 05 $42,840 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $23,246 | $1,146 | $22,100 | 414 |
| 2019–2020 | $24,754 | $1,635 | $23,119 | 378 |
| 2020–2021 | $30,003 | $2,030 | $27,973 | 312 |
| 2021–2022 | $36,816 | $3,121 | $33,695 | 248 |
| 2022–2023 | $41,292 | $4,498 | $36,794 | 204 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $51,689 | $12,810 | $38,878 | 218 |
| 2024–2025 | $47,591 | $3,812 | $43,778 | 230 |
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. 123 Mahalia Jackson
- P.S. 125 Ralph Bunche
- 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