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J.H.S. 226 Virgil I. Grissom

121-10 ROCKAWAY BOULEVARD

District 27 · NYC Public Schools · Middle school · Grades 6–8 (2025–2026)

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Enrollment

865 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -46 students (-5.0%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–2019911
2019–2020911
2020–2021864
2021–2022874
2022–2023788
2023–2024804
2024–2025830
2025–2026865

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $30,943 per student (state & local $28,579 · federal $2,363).

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

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$13,882$836$13,046942
2019–2020$14,291$634$13,657905
2020–2021$15,849$1,036$14,813862
2021–2022$16,811$1,665$15,146897
2022–2023$19,345$1,148$18,197789
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$30,284$5,060$25,225810
2024–2025$30,943$2,363$28,579835

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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