P.S. 397 Foster-Laurie
490 FENIMORE STREET
District 17 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
179 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -8 students (-4.3%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 187 |
| 2019–2020 | 172 |
| 2020–2021 | 164 |
| 2021–2022 | 172 |
| 2022–2023 | 164 |
| 2023–2024 | 174 |
| 2024–2025 | 180 |
| 2025–2026 | 179 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $35,751 per student (state & local $33,156 · federal $2,596).
Same-year medians: District 17 $37,628 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $21,035 | $1,578 | $19,457 | 186 |
| 2019–2020 | $21,020 | $1,421 | $19,599 | 173 |
| 2020–2021 | $22,035 | $1,931 | $20,104 | 166 |
| 2021–2022 | $23,389 | $3,212 | $20,177 | 168 |
| 2022–2023 | $21,235 | $2,028 | $19,208 | 165 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $34,854 | $6,313 | $28,541 | 167 |
| 2024–2025 | $35,751 | $2,596 | $33,156 | 180 |
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- Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment
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- Brooklyn Institute for Liberal Arts
- Brooklyn School for Music & Theatre
- Brownsville Academy High School
- Central Brooklyn Literacy Academy (CBLA)
- Clara Barton High School
- Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis School
- Ebbets Field Middle School
- High School for Public Service: Heroes of Tomorrow
- High School for Service & Learning at Erasmus
- High School for Youth and Community Development at
- I.S. 340
- International High School at Prospect Heights
- M.S. 061 Dr. Gladstone H. Atwell
- M.S. 246 Walt Whitman
- M.S. K394
- Medgar Evers College Preparatory School
- New Bridges Elementary
- New Heights Middle School
- Norma Adams Clemons Academy
- P.S. 091 The Albany Avenue School
- P.S. 092 Adrian Hegeman
- P.S. 161 The Crown
- P.S. 181 Brooklyn
- P.S. 189 The Bilingual Center
- P.S. 191 Paul Robeson
- P.S. 221 Toussaint L'Ouverture
- P.S. 241 Emma L. Johnston
- P.S. 249 The Caton
- P.S. 289 George V. Brower
- P.S. 316 Elijah Stroud
- P.S. 375 Jackie Robinson School
- P.S. 398 Walter Weaver
- P.S. 399 Stanley Eugene Clark
- P.S. 770 New American Academy
- Parkside Preparatory Academy
- Pathways in Technology Early College High School (
- Ronald Edmonds Learning Center II
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- Science, Technology and Research Early College Hig
- The Academy for Collaborative Exploration
- The Dr. Jean Pierre-Louis School of Excellence
- The High School for Global Citizenship
- The School of Integrated Learning
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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