P.S. 229 Dyker
1400 BENSON AVENUE
District 20 · NYC Public Schools · K-8 · Grades 3-K–8 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
1,093 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -159 students (-12.7%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 1,252 |
| 2019–2020 | 1,252 |
| 2020–2021 | 1,201 |
| 2021–2022 | 1,186 |
| 2022–2023 | 1,146 |
| 2023–2024 | 1,128 |
| 2024–2025 | 1,118 |
| 2025–2026 | 1,093 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $27,782 per student (state & local $25,475 · federal $2,307).
Same-year medians: District 20 $30,669 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $12,082 | $198 | $11,883 | 1242 |
| 2019–2020 | $11,712 | $144 | $11,568 | 1250 |
| 2020–2021 | $12,548 | $281 | $12,267 | 1201 |
| 2021–2022 | $14,003 | $729 | $13,274 | 1187 |
| 2022–2023 | $14,121 | $535 | $13,586 | 1144 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $25,693 | $3,122 | $22,572 | 1126 |
| 2024–2025 | $27,782 | $2,307 | $25,475 | 1117 |
Other schools in District 20, Brooklyn
- Brooklyn School of Inquiry
- District 20 Pre-K Center
- Fort Hamilton High School
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School
- High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technolo
- J.H.S. 062 Ditmas
- J.H.S. 220 John J. Pershing
- J.H.S. 223 The Montauk
- J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow
- J.H.S. 259 William McKinley
- Joanne Seminara School of Law and Medicine
- MS 936 Arts Off 3rd
- New Utrecht High School
- P.S. 048 Mapleton
- P.S. 102 The Bayview
- P.S. 105 The Blythebourne
- P.S. 112 Lefferts Park
- P.S. 127 McKinley Park
- P.S. 160 William T. Sampson
- P.S. 163 Bath Beach
- P.S. 164 Caesar Rodney
- P.S. 176 Ovington
- P.S. 179 Kensington
- P.S. 185 Walter Kassenbrock
- P.S. 186 Dr. Irving A Gladstone
- P.S. 192 - The Magnet School for Math and Science
- P.S. 200 Benson School
- P.S. 204 Vince Lombardi
- P.S. 205 Clarion
- P.S. 247 Brooklyn
- P.S. 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts
- P.S. 503: The School of Discovery
- P.S. 506: The School of Journalism & Technology
- P.S. 69 Vincent D. Grippo School
- P.S. 748 Brooklyn School for Global Scholars
- P.S./I.S. 104 The Fort Hamilton School
- P.S./I.S. 30 Mary White Ovington
- Ralph A. Fabrizio School
- School of Math, Science, and Healthy Living
- School of Technology, Arts, and Research
- Sunset School of Cultural Learning
- The Academy of Talented Scholars
- The Christa McAuliffe School\I.S. 187
- The Detective WenJian Liu School of Civics and Ent
- The Madeleine Brennan School
- The School For Future Leaders
- The SEEALL Academy
- Urban Assembly School for Leadership and Empowerme
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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