P.S. 182 Samantha Smith
153-27 88 Avenue
District 28 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
798 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: +80 students (+11.1%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 718 |
| 2019–2020 | 679 |
| 2020–2021 | 633 |
| 2021–2022 | 615 |
| 2022–2023 | 642 |
| 2023–2024 | 742 |
| 2024–2025 | 800 |
| 2025–2026 | 798 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $34,325 per student (state & local $31,152 · federal $3,174).
Same-year medians: District 28 $30,085 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $17,243 | $1,259 | $15,984 | 714 |
| 2019–2020 | $17,916 | $1,124 | $16,792 | 684 |
| 2020–2021 | $18,226 | $1,348 | $16,878 | 633 |
| 2021–2022 | $23,725 | $3,108 | $20,617 | 602 |
| 2022–2023 | $22,680 | $2,819 | $19,860 | 637 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $32,044 | $4,868 | $27,175 | 742 |
| 2024–2025 | $34,325 | $3,174 | $31,152 | 810 |
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. 140 Edward K Ellington
- 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. 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