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District 30 · NYC Public Schools · K-8 · Grades Pre-K–8 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
866 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: +129 students (+17.5%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 737 |
| 2019–2020 | 748 |
| 2020–2021 | 678 |
| 2021–2022 | 699 |
| 2022–2023 | 728 |
| 2023–2024 | 754 |
| 2024–2025 | 811 |
| 2025–2026 | 866 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $23,471 per student (state & local $22,175 · federal $1,296).
Same-year medians: District 30 $30,167 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $11,009 | $212 | $10,797 | 739 |
| 2019–2020 | $11,265 | $295 | $10,971 | 749 |
| 2020–2021 | $13,201 | $934 | $12,268 | 686 |
| 2021–2022 | $12,970 | $929 | $12,042 | 691 |
| 2022–2023 | $12,452 | $324 | $12,128 | 725 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $22,527 | $3,034 | $19,494 | 759 |
| 2024–2025 | $23,471 | $1,296 | $22,175 | 800 |
Other schools in District 30, Queens
- Academy for Careers in Television and Film
- Academy for New Americans
- Academy of American Studies
- Albert Shanker School for Visual and Performing Ar
- ATLAS
- Baccalaureate School for Global Education
- District 30 Pre-K Center
- East Elmhurst Community School
- Energy Tech High School
- Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School
- Gotham Tech High School
- Hunters Point Community Middle School
- Hunters Point Elementary School
- I.S. 010 Horace Greeley
- I.S. 141 The Steinway
- I.S. 145 Joseph Pulitzer
- I.S. 204 Oliver W. Holmes
- I.S. 227 Louis Armstrong
- I.S. 230
- Information Technology High School
- Long Island City High School
- Motion Picture Technical High School
- Northwell School of Health Sciences
- P.S. 002 Alfred Zimberg
- P.S. 011 Kathryn Phelan
- P.S. 017 Henry David Thoreau
- P.S. 069 Jackson Heights
- P.S. 070
- P.S. 076 William Hallet
- P.S. 084 Steinway
- P.S. 085 Judge Charles Vallone
- P.S. 092 Harry T. Stewart Sr.
- P.S. 111 Jacob Blackwell
- P.S. 112 Dutch Kills
- P.S. 122 Mamie Fay
- P.S. 127 Aerospace Science Magnet School
- P.S. 148 Queens
- P.S. 149 Christa McAuliffe
- P.S. 150 Queens
- P.S. 151 Mary D. Carter
- P.S. 152 Gwendoline N. Alleyne School
- P.S. 166 Henry Gradstein
- P.S. 171 Peter G. Van Alst
- P.S. 212
- P.S. 234
- P.S. Q222 - Fire Fighter Christopher A. Santora Sc
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- Sunnyside Middle School
- The 30th Avenue School (G&T Citywide)
- The Hector Figueroa School
- The Ivan Lafayette Early Childhood School of the A
- The Woodside Community School
- William Cullen Bryant High School
- Young Women's Leadership School, Astoria
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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