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J.H.S. 234 Arthur W. Cunningham

1875 EAST 17 STREET

District 22 · NYC Public Schools · Middle school · Grades 6–8 (2025–2026)

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Enrollment

1,475 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -293 students (-16.6%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–20191,768
2019–20201,557
2020–20211,406
2021–20221,298
2022–20231,337
2023–20241,402
2024–20251,446
2025–20261,475

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $28,180 per student (state & local $25,661 · federal $2,519).

Same-year medians: District 22 $32,524 · citywide $33,315

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$12,875$962$11,9131767
2019–2020$13,823$963$12,8591551
2020–2021$14,790$986$13,8041413
2021–2022$16,772$1,941$14,8311302
2022–2023$16,422$1,441$14,9811342
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$27,268$3,709$23,5591403
2024–2025$28,180$2,519$25,6611447

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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