P.S. 81Q Jean Paul Richter
559 Cypress Avenue
District 24 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
606 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -37 students (-5.8%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 643 |
| 2019–2020 | 625 |
| 2020–2021 | 587 |
| 2021–2022 | 699 |
| 2022–2023 | 719 |
| 2023–2024 | 709 |
| 2024–2025 | 662 |
| 2025–2026 | 606 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $34,323 per student (state & local $31,811 · federal $2,512).
Same-year medians: District 24 $31,335 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $20,005 | $1,036 | $18,969 | 645 |
| 2019–2020 | $20,131 | $1,055 | $19,076 | 621 |
| 2020–2021 | $20,450 | $1,014 | $19,437 | 590 |
| 2021–2022 | $19,896 | $1,896 | $18,000 | 697 |
| 2022–2023 | $20,289 | $1,916 | $18,373 | 714 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $31,751 | $4,999 | $26,752 | 704 |
| 2024–2025 | $34,323 | $2,512 | $31,811 | 660 |
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- I.S. 125 Thom J. McCann Woodside
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- I.S. 73 - The Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School
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- International High School for Health Sciences
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- Middle College High School at LaGuardia Community
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- P.S. 199 Maurice A. Fitzgerald
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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