Christopher Avenue Community School
51 CHRISTOPHER AVENUE
District 23 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
326 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: +10 students (+3.2%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 316 |
| 2019–2020 | 324 |
| 2020–2021 | 283 |
| 2021–2022 | 248 |
| 2022–2023 | 222 |
| 2023–2024 | 291 |
| 2024–2025 | 312 |
| 2025–2026 | 326 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $36,551 per student (state & local $33,275 · federal $3,276).
Same-year medians: District 23 $43,908 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $21,414 | $1,509 | $19,905 | 314 |
| 2019–2020 | $19,743 | $626 | $19,117 | 326 |
| 2020–2021 | $23,557 | $2,095 | $21,462 | 277 |
| 2021–2022 | $27,885 | $4,575 | $23,310 | 231 |
| 2022–2023 | $27,275 | $2,739 | $24,536 | 225 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $34,968 | $5,246 | $29,722 | 281 |
| 2024–2025 | $36,551 | $3,276 | $33,275 | 298 |
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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