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Mark Twain I.S. 239 for the Gifted & Talented

2401 Neptune Avenue

District 21 · NYC Public Schools · Middle school · Grades 6–8 (2025–2026)

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Enrollment

1,319 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -17 students (-1.3%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–20191,336
2019–20201,345
2020–20211,334
2021–20221,241
2022–20231,200
2023–20241,210
2024–20251,290
2025–20261,319

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $26,087 per student (state & local $24,579 · federal $1,509).

Same-year medians: District 21 $32,388 · citywide $33,315

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$11,571$412$11,1591337
2019–2020$12,295$225$12,0701350
2020–2021$12,813$375$12,4381335
2021–2022$15,184$1,474$13,7101255
2022–2023$15,409$859$14,5511207
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$26,906$3,588$23,3171211
2024–2025$26,087$1,509$24,5791297

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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