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J.H.S. 189 Daniel Carter Beard

144-80 BARCLAY AVENUE

District 25 · NYC Public Schools · Middle school · Grades 6–8 (2025–2026)

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Enrollment

583 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -192 students (-24.8%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–2019775
2019–2020735
2020–2021714
2021–2022645
2022–2023617
2023–2024620
2024–2025607
2025–2026583

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $32,085 per student (state & local $29,049 · federal $3,036).

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

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$14,258$1,017$13,241774
2019–2020$15,321$1,047$14,274731
2020–2021$15,850$1,303$14,547716
2021–2022$17,969$2,528$15,441643
2022–2023$18,595$2,162$16,433617
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$29,948$4,489$25,459619
2024–2025$32,085$3,036$29,049604

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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