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P.S. 163 Flushing Heights

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District 25 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5 (2025–2026)

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Enrollment

719 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -94 students (-11.6%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–2019813
2019–2020807
2020–2021809
2021–2022805
2022–2023772
2023–2024766
2024–2025755
2025–2026719

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $28,429 per student (state & local $26,484 · federal $1,945).

Same-year medians: District 25 $30,677 · citywide $33,315

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$13,136$544$12,592815
2019–2020$12,891$467$12,424805
2020–2021$13,350$644$12,706812
2021–2022$14,711$1,386$13,326806
2022–2023$15,338$919$14,418780
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$27,287$3,445$23,842755
2024–2025$28,429$1,945$26,484758

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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