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P.S. 017 Henry David Thoreau

28-37 29 STREET

District 30 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)

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Enrollment

571 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -15 students (-2.6%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–2019586
2019–2020591
2020–2021574
2021–2022546
2022–2023532
2023–2024589
2024–2025606
2025–2026571

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $30,002 per student (state & local $27,778 · federal $2,224).

Same-year medians: District 30 $30,167 · citywide $33,315

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$15,727$778$14,949584
2019–2020$15,593$659$14,934583
2020–2021$16,967$1,110$15,857572
2021–2022$19,543$2,198$17,345546
2022–2023$19,213$1,318$17,895531
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$29,174$3,919$25,255582
2024–2025$30,002$2,224$27,778610

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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