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J.H.S. 157 Stephen A. Halsey

63-55 102 Street

District 28 · NYC Public Schools · Middle school · Grades 6–9 (2025–2026)

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Enrollment

1,695 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: +44 students (+2.7%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–20191,651
2019–20201,687
2020–20211,648
2021–20221,559
2022–20231,550
2023–20241,639
2024–20251,631
2025–20261,695

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $26,353 per student (state & local $24,919 · federal $1,434).

Same-year medians: District 28 $30,085 · citywide $33,315

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$12,146$145$12,0021655
2019–2020$11,884$115$11,7691695
2020–2021$12,970$220$12,7511645
2021–2022$14,135$1,076$13,0581567
2022–2023$15,018$568$14,4501542
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$25,527$2,860$22,6671635
2024–2025$26,353$1,434$24,9191615

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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