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The Cinema School

1551 East 172 Street

District 12 · NYC Public Schools · High school · Grades 9–12 (2025–2026)

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Enrollment

280 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -37 students (-11.7%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–2019317
2019–2020355
2020–2021363
2021–2022348
2022–2023357
2023–2024318
2024–2025303
2025–2026280

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $30,086 per student (state & local $27,240 · federal $2,846).

Same-year medians: District 12 $39,156 · citywide $33,315

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$13,421$816$12,605318
2019–2020$13,041$809$12,233357
2020–2021$14,015$1,333$12,682364
2021–2022$17,238$2,251$14,987349
2022–2023$16,031$1,456$14,575358
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$28,395$4,873$23,522323
2024–2025$30,086$2,846$27,240310

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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