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District 25 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
1,093 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: +5 students (+0.5%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 1,088 |
| 2019–2020 | 1,093 |
| 2020–2021 | 1,075 |
| 2021–2022 | 1,049 |
| 2022–2023 | 1,060 |
| 2023–2024 | 1,056 |
| 2024–2025 | 1,095 |
| 2025–2026 | 1,093 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $28,299 per student (state & local $26,843 · federal $1,456).
Same-year medians: District 25 $30,677 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $11,480 | $225 | $11,256 | 1085 |
| 2019–2020 | $11,251 | $185 | $11,066 | 1097 |
| 2020–2021 | $11,911 | $151 | $11,760 | 1073 |
| 2021–2022 | $13,535 | $888 | $12,647 | 1051 |
| 2022–2023 | $14,315 | $319 | $13,997 | 1057 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $26,665 | $2,960 | $23,706 | 1057 |
| 2024–2025 | $28,299 | $1,456 | $26,843 | 1090 |
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- I.S. 237
- I.S. 250 The Robert F. Kennedy Community Middle Sc
- J.H.S. 185 Edward Bleeker
- J.H.S. 189 Daniel Carter Beard
- J.H.S. 194 William Carr
- John Bowne High School
- North Queens Community High School
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- P.S. 021 Edward Hart
- P.S. 022 Thomas Jefferson
- P.S. 024 Andrew Jackson
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- P.S. 032 State Street
- P.S. 107 Thomas A Dooley
- P.S. 120 Queens
- P.S. 129 Patricia Larkin
- P.S. 130
- P.S. 154 Queens
- P.S. 163 Flushing Heights
- P.S. 164 Queens Valley
- P.S. 165 Edith K. Bergtraum
- P.S. 169 Bay Terrace
- P.S. 184 Flushing Manor
- P.S. 193 Alfred J. Kennedy
- P.S. 201 The Discovery School for Inquiry and Rese
- P.S. 209 Clearview Gardens
- P.S. 214 Cadwallader Colden
- P.S. 219 Paul Klapper
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- P.S./M.S. 200 - The Magnet School of Global Studie
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- Queens High School for Language Studies
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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