Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies
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District 21 · NYC Public Schools · High school · Grades 9–12 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
599 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -24 students (-3.9%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 623 |
| 2019–2020 | 619 |
| 2020–2021 | 574 |
| 2021–2022 | 594 |
| 2022–2023 | 601 |
| 2023–2024 | 593 |
| 2024–2025 | 622 |
| 2025–2026 | 599 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $29,287 per student (state & local $26,459 · federal $2,828).
Same-year medians: District 21 $32,388 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $13,815 | $820 | $12,995 | 611 |
| 2019–2020 | $13,480 | $661 | $12,819 | 621 |
| 2020–2021 | $14,642 | $1,141 | $13,501 | 573 |
| 2021–2022 | $17,045 | $1,970 | $15,075 | 576 |
| 2022–2023 | $16,583 | $1,360 | $15,222 | 594 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $28,240 | $4,011 | $24,228 | 588 |
| 2024–2025 | $29,287 | $2,828 | $26,459 | 619 |
Other schools in District 21, Brooklyn
- Abraham Lincoln High School
- Brooklyn Studio Secondary School
- Brooklyn's Daily Discovery Pre-K Center
- Edward R. Murrow High School
- High School of Sports Management
- I.S. 096 Seth Low
- I.S. 228 David A. Boody
- I.S. 281 Joseph B Cavallaro
- I.S. 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg
- I.S. 98 Bay Academy
- International High School at Lafayette
- John Dewey High School
- Kingsborough Early College School
- Leaders High School
- Liberation Diploma Plus
- Life Academy High School for Business and Technolo
- Mark Twain I.S. 239 for the Gifted & Talented
- Middle School of Innovation
- P.S. 095 The Gravesend
- P.S. 099 Isaac Asimov
- P.S. 100 The Coney Island School
- P.S. 101 The Verrazano
- P.S. 121 Nelson A. Rockefeller
- P.S. 128 Bensonhurst
- P.S. 153 Homecrest
- P.S. 177 The Marlboro
- P.S. 188 Michael E. Berdy
- P.S. 199 Frederick Wachtel
- P.S. 209 Margaret Mead
- P.S. 212 Lady Deborah Moody
- P.S. 215 Morris H. Weiss
- P.S. 216 Arturo Toscanini
- P.S. 226 Alfred De B. Mason
- P.S. 238 Anne Sullivan
- P.S. 253
- P.S. 288 The Shirley Tanyhill
- P.S. 329 Surfside
- P.S. 90 Edna Cohen School
- P.S. 97 The Highlawn
- P.S. K225 - The Eileen E. Zaglin
- William E. Grady Career and Technical Education Hi
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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