P.S. 116 Elizabeth L Farrell
515 KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE
District 32 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
288 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -64 students (-18.2%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 352 |
| 2019–2020 | 340 |
| 2020–2021 | 319 |
| 2021–2022 | 361 |
| 2022–2023 | 357 |
| 2023–2024 | 340 |
| 2024–2025 | 304 |
| 2025–2026 | 288 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $37,853 per student (state & local $32,928 · federal $4,924).
Same-year medians: District 32 $37,861 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $19,706 | $1,977 | $17,729 | 356 |
| 2019–2020 | $21,482 | $2,362 | $19,120 | 339 |
| 2020–2021 | $23,231 | $2,501 | $20,730 | 320 |
| 2021–2022 | $21,581 | $2,428 | $19,153 | 357 |
| 2022–2023 | $22,871 | $2,483 | $20,388 | 352 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $35,665 | $7,790 | $27,875 | 334 |
| 2024–2025 | $37,853 | $4,924 | $32,928 | 297 |
Other schools in District 32, Brooklyn
- Academy for Excellence in Leadership
- All City Leadership Secondary School
- Bushwick Community High School
- Bushwick Leaders High School for Academic Excellen
- EBC High School for Public Service - Bushwick
- Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration
- I.S. 347 School of Humanities
- I.S. 349 Math, Science & Tech.
- J.H.S. 162 The Willoughby
- J.H.S. 291 Roland Hayes
- J.H.S. 383 Philippa Schuyler
- P.S. /I.S. 384 Frances E. Carter
- P.S. 075 Mayda Cortiella
- P.S. 086 The Irvington
- P.S. 106 Edward Everett Hale
- P.S. 123 Suydam
- P.S. 145 Andrew Jackson
- P.S. 151 Lyndon B. Johnson
- P.S. 274 Kosciusko
- P.S. 299 Thomas Warren Field
- P.S. 376
- P.S. 377 Alejandrina B. De Gautier
- P.S./I.S. 045 Horace E. Greene
- The Academy of Urban Planning and Engineering
- The Brooklyn School for Math and Research
- The Brooklyn School for Social Justice
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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