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District 28 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5 (2025–2026)

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Enrollment

721 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -301 students (-29.5%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–20191,022
2019–20201,063
2020–2021937
2021–2022824
2022–2023792
2023–2024795
2024–2025750
2025–2026721

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $28,436 per student (state & local $27,062 · federal $1,374).

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

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$11,814$61$11,7531027
2019–2020$11,405$51$11,3541062
2020–2021$12,873$647$12,227948
2021–2022$15,327$1,663$13,664825
2022–2023$14,943$754$14,189787
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$26,766$3,165$23,601794
2024–2025$28,436$1,374$27,062751

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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