P.S. 205 Alexander Graham Bell
75-25 Bell Boulevard
District 26 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
241 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -75 students (-23.7%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 316 |
| 2019–2020 | 304 |
| 2020–2021 | 280 |
| 2021–2022 | 268 |
| 2022–2023 | 234 |
| 2023–2024 | 237 |
| 2024–2025 | 224 |
| 2025–2026 | 241 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $36,141 per student (state & local $34,738 · federal $1,403).
Same-year medians: District 26 $29,810 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $17,663 | $641 | $17,022 | 314 |
| 2019–2020 | $18,112 | $254 | $17,857 | 301 |
| 2020–2021 | $19,252 | $830 | $18,422 | 279 |
| 2021–2022 | $18,870 | $1,270 | $17,600 | 269 |
| 2022–2023 | $22,149 | $409 | $21,739 | 237 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $32,835 | $5,415 | $27,420 | 236 |
| 2024–2025 | $36,141 | $1,403 | $34,738 | 225 |
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. 159
- 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. 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