P.S. 048 Joseph R. Drake
1290 SPOFFORD AVENUE
District 08 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
450 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -218 students (-32.6%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 668 |
| 2019–2020 | 639 |
| 2020–2021 | 562 |
| 2021–2022 | 513 |
| 2022–2023 | 481 |
| 2023–2024 | 467 |
| 2024–2025 | 465 |
| 2025–2026 | 450 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $45,080 per student (state & local $41,071 · federal $4,009).
Same-year medians: District 08 $35,793 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $21,345 | $2,482 | $18,863 | 662 |
| 2019–2020 | $23,048 | $1,805 | $21,243 | 634 |
| 2020–2021 | $25,527 | $2,582 | $22,945 | 543 |
| 2021–2022 | $27,968 | $4,329 | $23,639 | 504 |
| 2022–2023 | $27,736 | $2,836 | $24,900 | 475 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $42,034 | $6,039 | $35,995 | 461 |
| 2024–2025 | $45,080 | $4,009 | $41,071 | 446 |
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- Bronx Compass High School
- Bronx Delta School
- Bronx River High School
- Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists
- Gotham Collaborative High School
- Herbert H. Lehman High School
- J.H.S. 123 James M. Kieran
- J.H.S. 131 Albert Einstein
- Longwood Preparatory Academy
- M.S. 301 Paul L. Dunbar
- M.S. 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz
- M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne
- Millennium Art Academy
- Mott Hall Community School
- P.S. 036 Unionport
- P.S. 062 Inocensio Casanova
- P.S. 069 Journey Prep School
- P.S. 071 Rose E. Scala
- P.S. 072 Dr. William Dorney
- P.S. 093 Albert G. Oliver
- P.S. 100 Isaac Clason
- P.S. 107
- P.S. 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt
- P.S. 138 Samuel Randall
- P.S. 146 Edward Collins
- P.S. 152 Evergreen
- P.S. 182
- P.S. 304 Early Childhood School
- P.S. 583
- P.S. 75 School of Research and Discovery
- P.S. X014 Senator John Calandra
- P.S. X140 The Eagle School
- Pelham Lab High School
- Pugsley Preparatory Academy
- Renaissance High School for Musical Theater and th
- Schuylerville Preparatory High School
- Soundview Academy for Culture and Scholarship
- The Bronx Mathematics Preparatory School
- The Dr. Emmett W. Bassett School
- The Longwood Academy of Discovery
- The School for Inquiry and Social Justice
- Urban Institute of Mathematics
- Virtual Innovators Academy
- Westchester Square Academy
- Women's Academy of Excellence
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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