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P.S. 051

87-45 117 STREET

District 27 · NYC Public Schools · Early Childhood · Grades Pre-K–1 (2025–2026)

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Enrollment

166 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -79 students (-32.2%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–2019245
2019–2020222
2020–2021214
2021–2022189
2022–2023204
2023–2024216
2024–2025197
2025–2026166

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $34,266 per student (state & local $31,760 · federal $2,507).

Same-year medians: District 27 $32,488 · citywide $33,315

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$15,870$1,106$14,764246
2019–2020$18,058$818$17,239221
2020–2021$18,051$988$17,063211
2021–2022$21,668$2,199$19,469191
2022–2023$21,289$2,004$19,286199
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$31,578$4,628$26,950212
2024–2025$34,266$2,507$31,760203

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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