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District 24 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)

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Enrollment

403 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -297 students (-42.4%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–2019700
2019–2020671
2020–2021632
2021–2022572
2022–2023546
2023–2024520
2024–2025475
2025–2026403

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $37,198 per student (state & local $34,613 · federal $2,585).

Same-year medians: District 24 $31,335 · citywide $33,315

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$18,359$849$17,511710
2019–2020$18,161$716$17,445674
2020–2021$19,005$1,212$17,794648
2021–2022$22,135$3,293$18,842580
2022–2023$22,255$2,585$19,671547
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$34,232$5,719$28,513516
2024–2025$37,198$2,585$34,613468

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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