P.S. 081 Thaddeus Stevens
990 DEKALB AVENUE
District 16 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
177 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -109 students (-38.1%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 286 |
| 2019–2020 | 293 |
| 2020–2021 | 268 |
| 2021–2022 | 241 |
| 2022–2023 | 216 |
| 2023–2024 | 241 |
| 2024–2025 | 183 |
| 2025–2026 | 177 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $49,777 per student (state & local $44,503 · federal $5,274).
Same-year medians: District 16 $43,036 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $24,558 | $2,580 | $21,979 | 291 |
| 2019–2020 | $23,913 | $2,777 | $21,136 | 292 |
| 2020–2021 | $24,283 | $3,185 | $21,099 | 264 |
| 2021–2022 | $28,025 | $6,031 | $21,994 | 237 |
| 2022–2023 | $28,516 | $5,355 | $23,161 | 214 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $39,388 | $7,382 | $32,006 | 234 |
| 2024–2025 | $49,777 | $5,274 | $44,503 | 183 |
Other schools in District 16, Brooklyn
- Boys and Girls High School
- Brighter Choice Community School
- Brooklyn Brownstone School
- Brooklyn High School for Law and Technology
- M.S. 035 Stephen Decatur
- M.S. 267 Math, Science & Technology
- Madiba Prep Middle School
- Nelson Mandela High School
- P.S. 005 Dr. Ronald McNair
- P.S. 021 Crispus Attucks
- P.S. 025 Eubie Blake School
- P.S. 026 Jesse Owens
- P.S. 040 George W. Carver
- P.S. 243K- The Weeksville School
- P.S. 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary Schoo
- P.S. 308 Clara Cardwell
- P.S. 309 The George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy
- P.S. 335 Granville T. Woods
- Research and Service High School
- The Brooklyn Academy of Global Finance
- The Brooklyn Green School
- Whitelaw Reid Academy of Arts and Business
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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