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P.S. 288 The Shirley Tanyhill

2950 West 25 Street

District 21 · NYC Public Schools · K-8 · Grades Pre-K–8 (2025–2026)

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Enrollment

413 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -202 students (-32.8%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–2019615
2019–2020578
2020–2021550
2021–2022550
2022–2023526
2023–2024470
2024–2025504
2025–2026413

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $33,600 per student (state & local $30,542 · federal $3,058).

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

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$18,717$1,588$17,130616
2019–2020$20,047$1,868$18,179583
2020–2021$21,558$2,601$18,957548
2021–2022$24,960$3,305$21,655534
2022–2023$25,499$2,839$22,660510
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$37,919$6,942$30,978469
2024–2025$33,600$3,058$30,542508

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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