P.S. 279 Captain Manuel Rivera, Jr.
2100 WALTON AVENUE
District 10 · NYC Public Schools · K-8 · Grades K–8 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
611 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -420 students (-40.7%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 1,031 |
| 2019–2020 | 952 |
| 2020–2021 | 890 |
| 2021–2022 | 778 |
| 2022–2023 | 732 |
| 2023–2024 | 695 |
| 2024–2025 | 650 |
| 2025–2026 | 611 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $35,329 per student (state & local $31,237 · federal $4,092).
Same-year medians: District 10 $35,020 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $15,723 | $1,517 | $14,206 | 1040 |
| 2019–2020 | $16,654 | $1,460 | $15,194 | 947 |
| 2020–2021 | $17,427 | $1,806 | $15,621 | 889 |
| 2021–2022 | $22,380 | $3,853 | $18,527 | 779 |
| 2022–2023 | $21,477 | $3,026 | $18,451 | 733 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $32,921 | $5,759 | $27,162 | 699 |
| 2024–2025 | $35,329 | $4,092 | $31,237 | 644 |
Other schools in District 10, Bronx
- Academy For Personal Leadership And Excellence
- Ampark Neighborhood
- Bedford Park Elementary School
- Belmont Preparatory High School
- Bronx Academy for Software Engineering (BASE)
- Bronx Collaborative High School
- Bronx Dance Academy School
- Bronx Engineering and Technology Academy
- Bronx High School for Law and Community Service
- Bronx School of Law and Finance
- Bronx Theatre High School
- Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music, The
- Creston Academy
- Crotona International High School
- DeWitt Clinton High School
- Discovery High School
- Elementary School for Math, Science, and Technolog
- English Language Learners and International Suppor
- Fordham High School for the Arts
- Fordham Leadership Academy
- High School for Energy and Technology
- High School for Teaching and the Professions
- High School of American Studies at Lehman College
- I.S. 206 Ann Mersereau
- I.S. 254
- In-Tech Academy (M.S. / High School 368)
- International School for Liberal Arts
- J.H.S. 080 The Mosholu Parkway
- J.H.S. 118 William W. Niles
- Jonas Bronck Academy
- Kingsbridge International High School
- Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy Internatio
- Luisa Pineiro Fuentes School of Science and Discov
- M.S. 390
- Marble Hill High School for International Studies
- Milton Fein School
- P.S. 008 Isaac Varian
- P.S. 023 The New Children's School
- P.S. 024 Spuyten Duyvil
- P.S. 032 Belmont
- P.S. 033 Timothy Dwight
- P.S. 046 Edgar Allan Poe
- P.S. 056 Norwood Heights
- P.S. 059 The Community School of Technology
- P.S. 081 Robert J. Christen
- P.S. 085 Great Expectations
- P.S. 086 Kingsbridge Heights
- P.S. 091 Bronx
- P.S. 094 Kings College School
- P.S. 095 Sheila Mencher
- P.S. 159 Luis Munoz Marin Biling
- P.S. 205 Fiorello LaGuardia
- P.S. 207
- P.S. 209
- P.S. 226
- P.S. 246 Poe Center
- P.S. 291
- P.S. 3 Raul Julia Micro Society
- P.S. 306
- P.S. 310 Marble Hill
- P.S. 315 Lab School
- P.S. 340
- P.S. 360
- P.S. 396
- P.S. 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School
- P.S. X015 Institute for Environmental Learning
- P.S. X037 - Multiple Intelligence School
- P.S./I.S. 54
- P.S./M.S. 280 Mosholu Parkway
- Providing Urban Learners Success In Education High
- PS/MS 20 P.O.George J. Werdann, III
- Riverdale / Kingsbridge Academy (Middle School / H
- Rose Hill Early Childhood Academies
- School for Environmental Citizenship
- The Angelo Patri Middle School
- The Bronx High School of Science
- The Bronx School of Young Leaders
- The Bronx STEM and Arts Academy
- The Marie Curie High School for Medicine, Nursing,
- The New School for Leadership and Journalism
- Theatre Arts Production Company School
- Thomas C. Giordano Middle School 45
- West Bronx Academy for the Future
- World View High School
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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