P.S. 268 Emma Lazarus
133 East 53 Street
District 18 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
286 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -52 students (-15.4%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 338 |
| 2019–2020 | 320 |
| 2020–2021 | 288 |
| 2021–2022 | 244 |
| 2022–2023 | 277 |
| 2023–2024 | 275 |
| 2024–2025 | 286 |
| 2025–2026 | 286 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $36,975 per student (state & local $33,984 · federal $2,991).
Same-year medians: District 18 $36,975 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $18,558 | $1,696 | $16,862 | 340 |
| 2019–2020 | $18,118 | $918 | $17,200 | 321 |
| 2020–2021 | $22,263 | $2,716 | $19,547 | 284 |
| 2021–2022 | $27,582 | $4,553 | $23,029 | 244 |
| 2022–2023 | $29,453 | $3,774 | $25,679 | 236 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $39,606 | $7,067 | $32,539 | 269 |
| 2024–2025 | $36,975 | $2,991 | $33,984 | 288 |
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- Cultural Academy for the Arts and Sciences
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- High School for Innovation in Advertising and Medi
- High School for Medical Professions
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- I.S. 211 John Wilson
- I.S. 285 Meyer Levin
- It Takes a Village Academy
- Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School
- Lenox Academy M. S. 961
- Middle School for Art and Philosophy
- Olympus Academy
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- P.S. 135 Sheldon A. Brookner
- P.S. 208 Elsa Ebeling
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- P.S. 233 Langston Hughes
- P.S. 235 Janice Marie Knight School
- P.S. 244 Richard R. Green
- P.S. 272 Curtis Estabrook
- P.S. 276 Louis Marshall
- P.S. 279 Herman Schreiber
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- The Science And Medicine Middle 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