P.S. 256 Benjamin Banneker
114 KOSCIUSZKO STREET
District 13 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
182 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -63 students (-25.7%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 245 |
| 2019–2020 | 214 |
| 2020–2021 | 197 |
| 2021–2022 | 212 |
| 2022–2023 | 205 |
| 2023–2024 | 199 |
| 2024–2025 | 180 |
| 2025–2026 | 182 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $44,979 per student (state & local $39,256 · federal $5,723).
Same-year medians: District 13 $37,566 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $19,204 | $2,341 | $16,863 | 247 |
| 2019–2020 | $22,756 | $2,763 | $19,992 | 213 |
| 2020–2021 | $24,561 | $3,343 | $21,219 | 198 |
| 2021–2022 | $24,089 | $5,966 | $18,123 | 212 |
| 2022–2023 | $26,983 | $6,667 | $20,317 | 203 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $39,300 | $12,003 | $27,296 | 199 |
| 2024–2025 | $44,979 | $5,723 | $39,256 | 179 |
Other schools in District 13, Brooklyn
- Academy of Arts and Letters
- Albee Square Montessori Public School
- Bedford Academy High School
- Benjamin Banneker Academy
- Bridges: A School for Exploration and Equity
- Brooklyn Academy High School
- Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School (BCAM)
- Brooklyn High School for Leadership and Community
- Brooklyn International High School
- Brooklyn Technical High School
- City Polytechnic High School of Engineering, Archi
- Creators Academy
- Design Works High School
- District 13 PRE-K Center
- Dock Street School for STEAM Studies
- Dr. Susan S. McKinney Secondary School of the Arts
- Fort Greene Preparatory Academy
- George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education
- Gotham Professional Arts Academy
- M.S. 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center
- M.S. K266 - Park Place Community Middle School
- P.S. 003 The Bedford Village
- P.S. 011 Purvis J. Behan
- P.S. 020 Clinton Hill
- P.S. 044 Marcus Garvey
- P.S. 046 Edward C. Blum
- P.S. 056 Lewis H. Latimer
- P.S. 067 Charles A. Dorsey
- P.S. 093 William H. Prescott
- P.S. 133 William A. Butler
- P.S. 270 Johann DeKalb
- P.S. 282 Park Slope
- P.S. 287 Bailey K. Ashford
- P.S. 307 Daniel Hale Williams
- P.S. 54 The Detective Rafael Ramos School
- Public School 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet School
- Restoration Academy
- Science Skills Center High School for Science, Tec
- The Emily Warren Roebling School
- The Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice
- The Urban Assembly Unison School
- Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Y
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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