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District 29 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)

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Enrollment

196 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -34 students (-14.8%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–2019230
2019–2020197
2020–2021154
2021–2022166
2022–2023171
2023–2024167
2024–2025172
2025–2026196

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $38,407 per student (state & local $36,041 · federal $2,367).

Same-year medians: District 29 $32,615 · citywide $33,315

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$19,159$860$18,299234
2019–2020$20,753$607$20,146205
2020–2021$25,873$1,811$24,062156
2021–2022$28,281$2,450$25,831163
2022–2023$27,642$1,064$26,577169
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$39,109$5,883$33,227167
2024–2025$38,407$2,367$36,041173

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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