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BELL Academy

212-03 23 Avenue

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

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Enrollment

545 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: +182 students (+50.1%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–2019363
2019–2020361
2020–2021353
2021–2022355
2022–2023347
2023–2024360
2024–2025440
2025–2026545

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $27,416 per student (state & local $25,982 · federal $1,433).

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

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$15,397$433$14,964364
2019–2020$14,528$344$14,184362
2020–2021$15,259$266$14,993352
2021–2022$16,723$1,429$15,294357
2022–2023$17,678$911$16,767348
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$28,151$4,036$24,114361
2024–2025$27,416$1,433$25,982441

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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