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District 26 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
502 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -160 students (-24.2%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 662 |
| 2019–2020 | 660 |
| 2020–2021 | 642 |
| 2021–2022 | 601 |
| 2022–2023 | 556 |
| 2023–2024 | 551 |
| 2024–2025 | 507 |
| 2025–2026 | 502 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $31,089 per student (state & local $29,525 · federal $1,565).
Same-year medians: District 26 $29,810 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $14,235 | $270 | $13,965 | 654 |
| 2019–2020 | $14,278 | $389 | $13,889 | 663 |
| 2020–2021 | $14,645 | $250 | $14,395 | 647 |
| 2021–2022 | $17,528 | $937 | $16,591 | 597 |
| 2022–2023 | $17,998 | $590 | $17,408 | 556 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $30,532 | $4,829 | $25,703 | 542 |
| 2024–2025 | $31,089 | $1,565 | $29,525 | 504 |
Other schools in District 26, Queens
- Bayside High School
- Benjamin N. Cardozo High School
- Business Technology Early College High School
- Francis Lewis High School
- Irwin Altman Middle School 172
- J.H.S. 067 Louis Pasteur
- J.H.S. 074 Nathaniel Hawthorne
- J.H.S. 216 George J. Ryan
- M.S. 158 Marie Curie
- Martin Van Buren High School
- P.S. 018 Winchester
- P.S. 026 Rufus King
- P.S. 031 Bayside
- P.S. 041 Crocheron
- P.S. 046 Alley Pond
- P.S. 094 David D. Porter
- P.S. 098 The Douglaston School
- P.S. 133 The Bellerose School of Excellence
- P.S. 162 John Golden
- P.S. 173 Fresh Meadows
- P.S. 186 Castlewood
- P.S. 188 Kingsbury
- P.S. 191 Mayflower
- P.S. 203 Oakland Gardens
- P.S. 205 Alexander Graham Bell
- P.S. 213 The Carl Ullman School
- P.S. 221 The North Hills School
- P.S. 376
- P.S./ IS 178 Holliswood
- P.S./I.S. 266
- Queens High School of Teaching, Liberal Arts and t
- The CIVIC School of Bayside Hills
- The James J. Ambrose School
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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