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Lighthouse Elementary School

180 BEACH 35 STREET

District 27 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5 (2025–2026)

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Enrollment

160 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -49 students (-23.4%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–2019209
2019–2020186
2020–2021159
2021–2022148
2022–2023153
2023–2024159
2024–2025154
2025–2026160

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $46,594 per student (state & local $44,011 · federal $2,583).

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

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$21,267$1,313$19,954208
2019–2020$21,312$1,288$20,025188
2020–2021$25,812$2,016$23,797152
2021–2022$28,261$3,100$25,161156
2022–2023$26,474$1,813$24,660152
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$43,749$4,550$39,200149
2024–2025$46,594$2,583$44,011157

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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