P.S. 196
1260 Ward Avenue
District 12 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
672 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -213 students (-24.1%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 885 |
| 2019–2020 | 815 |
| 2020–2021 | 747 |
| 2021–2022 | 730 |
| 2022–2023 | 681 |
| 2023–2024 | 670 |
| 2024–2025 | 672 |
| 2025–2026 | 672 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $31,887 per student (state & local $28,565 · federal $3,322).
Same-year medians: District 12 $39,156 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $14,625 | $1,227 | $13,398 | 884 |
| 2019–2020 | $15,401 | $1,431 | $13,970 | 813 |
| 2020–2021 | $16,905 | $1,575 | $15,330 | 730 |
| 2021–2022 | $18,739 | $2,568 | $16,171 | 715 |
| 2022–2023 | $19,328 | $1,867 | $17,461 | 683 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $30,101 | $4,791 | $25,310 | 663 |
| 2024–2025 | $31,887 | $3,322 | $28,565 | 668 |
Other schools in District 12, Bronx
- Accion Academy
- Archer Elementary School
- Arturo A. Schomburg Satellite Academy Bronx
- Bard High School Early College Bronx
- Bronx Career and College Preparatory High School
- Bronx Envision Academy
- Bronx Latin
- Bronx Little School
- Bronx Regional High School
- Cultivating Hearts and Minds Pre-K Center
- E.S.M.T- I.S. 190
- East Bronx Academy for the Future
- Emolior Academy
- Explorations Academy H.S.
- Fairmont Neighborhood School
- Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School
- Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School
- Frederick Douglass Academy V. Middle School
- High School of World Cultures
- I.S. X318 Math, Science & Technology Through Arts
- J.H.S. 098 Herman Ridder
- Kappa III
- M.S. 129 Academy for Independent Learning and Lead
- Metropolitan High School, The
- Mott Hall V
- P.S. 006 West Farms
- P.S. 044 David C. Farragut
- P.S. 047 John Randolph
- P.S. 057 Crescent
- P.S. 061 Francisco Oller
- P.S. 066 School of Higher Expectations
- P.S. 067 Mohegan School
- P.S. 134 George F. Bristow
- P.S. 150 Charles James Fox
- P.S. 195
- P.S. 211
- P.S. 214
- P.S. 536
- P.S. 595
- Pan American International High School at Monroe
- Samara Community School
- School of Performing Arts
- The Cinema School
- The Metropolitan Soundview High School
- The School of Science and Applied Learning
- Urban Scholars Community School
- Wings Academy
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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