P.S. 270 Johann DeKalb
241 Emerson Place
District 13 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
148 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: +36 students (+32.1%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 112 |
| 2019–2020 | 94 |
| 2020–2021 | 97 |
| 2021–2022 | 103 |
| 2022–2023 | 93 |
| 2023–2024 | 116 |
| 2024–2025 | 136 |
| 2025–2026 | 148 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $42,476 per student (state & local $38,506 · federal $3,970).
Same-year medians: District 13 $37,566 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $28,933 | $3,951 | $24,982 | 113 |
| 2019–2020 | $35,216 | $4,414 | $30,802 | 97 |
| 2020–2021 | $36,241 | $4,959 | $31,283 | 94 |
| 2021–2022 | $37,128 | $8,587 | $28,541 | 103 |
| 2022–2023 | $37,773 | $9,216 | $28,557 | 96 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $43,129 | $10,714 | $32,415 | 122 |
| 2024–2025 | $42,476 | $3,970 | $38,506 | 135 |
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. 256 Benjamin Banneker
- 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