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P.S. 197 The Ocean School

825 HICKSVILLE ROAD

District 27 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)

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Enrollment

414 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -109 students (-20.8%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–2019523
2019–2020519
2020–2021446
2021–2022419
2022–2023413
2023–2024408
2024–2025426
2025–2026414

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $35,857 per student (state & local $33,671 · federal $2,185).

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

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$20,671$834$19,836525
2019–2020$19,330$713$18,617518
2020–2021$22,150$1,249$20,901444
2021–2022$22,416$2,759$19,657408
2022–2023$22,004$1,214$20,790407
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$34,087$4,076$30,011407
2024–2025$35,857$2,185$33,671427

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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