P.S. 140 Edward K Ellington
166-01 116 AVENUE
District 28 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
248 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -228 students (-47.9%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 476 |
| 2019–2020 | 442 |
| 2020–2021 | 392 |
| 2021–2022 | 377 |
| 2022–2023 | 353 |
| 2023–2024 | 319 |
| 2024–2025 | 271 |
| 2025–2026 | 248 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $33,100 per student (state & local $29,830 · federal $3,270).
Same-year medians: District 28 $30,085 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $16,707 | $2,328 | $14,379 | 474 |
| 2019–2020 | $16,365 | $1,721 | $14,644 | 442 |
| 2020–2021 | $14,855 | $719 | $14,136 | 397 |
| 2021–2022 | $19,791 | $4,719 | $15,073 | 368 |
| 2022–2023 | $18,257 | $2,502 | $15,754 | 354 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $30,780 | $6,788 | $23,992 | 316 |
| 2024–2025 | $33,100 | $3,270 | $29,830 | 270 |
Other schools in District 28, Queens
- Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72
- David N. Dinkins School
- Forest Hills High School
- High School for Community Leadership
- High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety
- Hillcrest High School
- Hillside Arts & Letters Academy
- J.H.S. 008 Richard S. Grossley
- J.H.S. 157 Stephen A. Halsey
- J.H.S. 190 Russell Sage
- J.H.S. 217 Robert A. Van Wyck
- Jamaica Children's School
- Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences
- M.S. 358
- Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School
- P.S. 040 Samuel Huntington
- P.S. 050 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School
- P.S. 054 Hillside
- P.S. 055 Maure
- P.S. 082 Hammond
- P.S. 099 Kew Gardens
- P.S. 101 School in the Gardens
- P.S. 117 J. Keld / Briarwood School
- P.S. 121 Queens
- P.S. 139 Rego Park
- P.S. 144 Col Jeromus Remsen
- P.S. 160 Walter Francis Bishop
- P.S. 161 Arthur Ashe School
- P.S. 174 William Sidney Mount
- P.S. 175 The Lynn Gross Discovery School
- P.S. 182 Samantha Smith
- P.S. 196 Grand Central Parkway
- P.S. 206 The Horace Harding School
- P.S. 220 Edward Mandel
- P.S. Q086
- PS 80 The Thurgood Marshall Magnet School of Mult
- Queens Collegiate: A College Board School
- Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School
- Queens High School for the Sciences at York Colleg
- Queens Metropolitan High School
- Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity
- Redwood Middle School
- The Academy for Excellence through the Arts
- The Emerson School
- The Ezra Jack Keats Pre-K Center
- The Jermaine L. Green STEM Institute of Queens
- The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence
- Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education Hi
- York Early College Academy
- Young Women's Leadership School, Queens
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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