Brighter Choice Community School
280 HART STREET
District 16 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
218 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -101 students (-31.7%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 319 |
| 2019–2020 | 314 |
| 2020–2021 | 307 |
| 2021–2022 | 288 |
| 2022–2023 | 291 |
| 2023–2024 | 261 |
| 2024–2025 | 203 |
| 2025–2026 | 218 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $41,638 per student (state & local $38,715 · federal $2,923).
Same-year medians: District 16 $43,036 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $16,146 | $1,356 | $14,790 | 313 |
| 2019–2020 | $15,310 | $1,240 | $14,070 | 312 |
| 2020–2021 | $16,181 | $1,457 | $14,724 | 307 |
| 2021–2022 | $18,253 | $2,521 | $15,733 | 302 |
| 2022–2023 | $20,795 | $3,285 | $17,510 | 286 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $33,483 | $6,882 | $26,601 | 266 |
| 2024–2025 | $41,638 | $2,923 | $38,715 | 205 |
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- P.S. 021 Crispus Attucks
- P.S. 025 Eubie Blake School
- P.S. 026 Jesse Owens
- P.S. 040 George W. Carver
- P.S. 081 Thaddeus Stevens
- P.S. 243K- The Weeksville School
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- P.S. 308 Clara Cardwell
- P.S. 309 The George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy
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- Research and Service High School
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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