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P.S. 236 Langston Hughes

1871 WALTON AVENUE

District 09 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)

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Enrollment

302 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -25 students (-7.6%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–2019327
2019–2020317
2020–2021287
2021–2022232
2022–2023253
2023–2024290
2024–2025308
2025–2026302

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $37,848 per student (state & local $34,749 · federal $3,099).

Same-year medians: District 09 $38,499 · citywide $33,315

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$22,031$1,844$20,187332
2019–2020$22,693$1,444$21,249314
2020–2021$24,332$2,520$21,812290
2021–2022$32,809$6,665$26,144239
2022–2023$29,070$3,438$25,632250
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$36,012$6,073$29,939290
2024–2025$37,848$3,099$34,749305

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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