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District 31 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
400 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -379 students (-48.7%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 779 |
| 2019–2020 | 715 |
| 2020–2021 | 670 |
| 2021–2022 | 587 |
| 2022–2023 | 519 |
| 2023–2024 | 481 |
| 2024–2025 | 458 |
| 2025–2026 | 400 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $46,770 per student (state & local $43,063 · federal $3,707).
Same-year medians: District 31 $36,168 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $21,624 | $1,729 | $19,894 | 789 |
| 2019–2020 | $22,711 | $1,134 | $21,577 | 719 |
| 2020–2021 | $23,871 | $1,630 | $22,241 | 663 |
| 2021–2022 | $28,076 | $3,687 | $24,389 | 594 |
| 2022–2023 | $28,620 | $2,968 | $25,652 | 524 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $42,278 | $5,906 | $36,372 | 480 |
| 2024–2025 | $46,770 | $3,707 | $43,063 | 454 |
Other schools in District 31, Staten Island
- Concord High School
- CSI High School for International Studies
- Curtis High School
- Fort Hill Collaborative Elementary School
- Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School
- I.S. 007 Elias Bernstein
- I.S. 024 Myra S. Barnes
- I.S. 027 Anning S. Prall
- I.S. 034 Tottenville
- I.S. 051 Edwin Markham
- I.S. 061 William A Morris
- I.S. 072 Rocco Laurie
- I.S. 075 Frank D. Paulo
- I.S. 49 Berta A. Dreyfus
- I.S. R002 George L. Egbert
- Marsh Avenue School for Expeditionary Learning
- Naples Street Elementary School
- New Dorp High School
- P.S. 001 Tottenville
- P.S. 003 The Margaret Gioiosa School
- P.S. 004 Maurice Wollin
- P.S. 005 Huguenot
- P.S. 013 M. L. Lindemeyer
- P.S. 016 John J. Driscoll
- P.S. 018 John G. Whittier
- P.S. 019 The Curtis School
- P.S. 020 Port Richmond
- P.S. 022 Graniteville
- P.S. 023 Richmondtown
- P.S. 029 Bardwell
- P.S. 030 Westerleigh
- P.S. 031 William T. Davis
- P.S. 032 The Gifford School
- P.S. 036 J. C. Drumgoole
- P.S. 038 George Cromwell
- P.S. 042 Eltingville
- P.S. 044 Thomas C. Brown
- P.S. 045 John Tyler
- P.S. 046 Albert V. Maniscalco
- P.S. 048 William G. Wilcox
- P.S. 050 Frank Hankinson
- P.S. 052 John C. Thompson
- P.S. 054 Charles W. Leng
- P.S. 055 Henry M. Boehm
- P.S. 057 Hubert H. Humphrey
- P.S. 060 Alice Austen
- P.S. 069 Daniel D. Tompkins
- P.S. 11 Thomas Dongan School
- P.S. 21 Margaret Emery-Elm Park
- P.S. 35 The Clove Valley School
- P.S. 39 Francis J. Murphy Jr.
- P.S. 56 The Louis Desario School
- P.S. 6 Corporal Allan F. Kivlehan School
- P.S. 65 The Academy of Innovative Learning
- P.S. 74 Future Leaders Elementary School
- P.S. 8 Shirlee Solomon
- P.S./I.S. 26 The Carteret School
- Port Richmond High School
- Port Richmond School for Visionary Learning
- Ralph R. McKee Career and Technical Education High
- Space Shuttle Columbia School
- Staten Island School of Civic Leadership
- Staten Island Technical High School
- Susan E. Wagner High School
- The Barbara Esselborn School
- The Eagle Academy for Young Men of Staten Island
- The Harbor View School
- The Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and Susta
- The Michael J. Petrides School
- The Richmond Pre-K Center
- The Stephanie A. Vierno School
- The Waverly Academy of Empowered Learners
- The Young Women's Leadership School of Staten Isla
- Tottenville High School
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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