J.H.S. 259 William McKinley
7305 Ft Hamilton Parkway
District 20 · NYC Public Schools · Middle school · Grades 6–8 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
1,802 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -88 students (-4.7%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 1,890 |
| 2019–2020 | 1,864 |
| 2020–2021 | 1,758 |
| 2021–2022 | 1,553 |
| 2022–2023 | 1,598 |
| 2023–2024 | 1,731 |
| 2024–2025 | 1,798 |
| 2025–2026 | 1,802 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $26,397 per student (state & local $23,952 · federal $2,445).
Same-year medians: District 20 $30,669 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $12,161 | $954 | $11,207 | 1886 |
| 2019–2020 | $12,356 | $920 | $11,437 | 1864 |
| 2020–2021 | $13,149 | $1,338 | $11,811 | 1747 |
| 2021–2022 | $16,010 | $2,493 | $13,517 | 1562 |
| 2022–2023 | $15,742 | $1,807 | $13,935 | 1591 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $25,559 | $4,028 | $21,531 | 1724 |
| 2024–2025 | $26,397 | $2,445 | $23,952 | 1784 |
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- J.H.S. 220 John J. Pershing
- J.H.S. 223 The Montauk
- J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow
- 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. 229 Dyker
- 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
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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