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P.S. 088 Seneca

60-85 CATALPA AVENUE

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

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Enrollment

670 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -192 students (-22.3%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–2019862
2019–2020790
2020–2021694
2021–2022668
2022–2023671
2023–2024689
2024–2025694
2025–2026670

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $36,476 per student (state & local $34,198 · federal $2,279).

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

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$17,885$925$16,960866
2019–2020$18,484$787$17,697789
2020–2021$19,673$1,078$18,595702
2021–2022$22,594$2,322$20,272664
2022–2023$22,252$1,918$20,334662
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$34,761$4,870$29,891687
2024–2025$36,476$2,279$34,198695

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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