Brooklyn Brownstone School
787 Lafayette Avenue
District 16 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
356 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: +70 students (+24.5%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 286 |
| 2019–2020 | 292 |
| 2020–2021 | 319 |
| 2021–2022 | 307 |
| 2022–2023 | 311 |
| 2023–2024 | 334 |
| 2024–2025 | 355 |
| 2025–2026 | 356 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $27,613 per student (state & local $25,360 · federal $2,253).
Same-year medians: District 16 $43,036 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $15,148 | $604 | $14,544 | 288 |
| 2019–2020 | $14,556 | $536 | $14,020 | 294 |
| 2020–2021 | $14,636 | $567 | $14,069 | 316 |
| 2021–2022 | $17,927 | $2,676 | $15,251 | 304 |
| 2022–2023 | $17,941 | $2,276 | $15,665 | 310 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $26,347 | $3,783 | $22,564 | 333 |
| 2024–2025 | $27,613 | $2,253 | $25,360 | 355 |
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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