P.S. 298 Dr. Betty Shabazz
85 WATKINS STREET
District 23 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
318 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: +37 students (+13.2%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 281 |
| 2019–2020 | 307 |
| 2020–2021 | 291 |
| 2021–2022 | 310 |
| 2022–2023 | 336 |
| 2023–2024 | 350 |
| 2024–2025 | 353 |
| 2025–2026 | 318 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $37,667 per student (state & local $33,849 · federal $3,818).
Same-year medians: District 23 $43,908 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $24,004 | $1,302 | $22,702 | 278 |
| 2019–2020 | $20,927 | $905 | $20,023 | 301 |
| 2020–2021 | $22,945 | $1,567 | $21,379 | 283 |
| 2021–2022 | $23,866 | $3,251 | $20,615 | 301 |
| 2022–2023 | $24,427 | $2,212 | $22,215 | 330 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $37,828 | $6,391 | $31,437 | 333 |
| 2024–2025 | $37,667 | $3,818 | $33,849 | 342 |
Other schools in District 23, Brooklyn
- Brooklyn Collegiate: A College Board School
- Brooklyn Democracy Academy
- Brooklyn Environmental Exploration School (BEES)
- Brooklyn Landmark Elementary School
- Brownsville Collaborative Middle School
- Christopher Avenue Community School
- Eagle Academy for Young Men II
- Frederick Douglass Academy VII High School
- I.S. 392
- Kappa V (Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy)
- Legacy Leadership High School
- Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School
- Mott Hall Bridges Academy
- Mott Hall IV
- P.S. 041 Francis White
- P.S. 137 Rachel Jean Mitchell
- P.S. 150 Christopher
- P.S. 156 Waverly
- P.S. 165 Ida Posner
- P.S. 178 Saint Clair Mckelway
- P.S. 184 Newport
- P.S. 327 Dr. Rose B. English
- P.S./ I.S. 155 Nicholas Herkimer
- P.S./I.S. 323
- Riverdale Avenue Community School
- Riverdale Avenue Middle School
- The Gregory Jocko Jackson School of Sports, Art, a
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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