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P.S. 138

144-176 EAST 128 STREET

District 75 · NYC Public Schools · K-12 all grades · Grades K–12 (2025–2026)

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Enrollment

538 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -75 students (-12.2%).

Whole-school enrollment by school year
School yearStudents
2018–2019613
2019–2020636
2020–2021657
2021–2022663
2022–2023715
2023–2024711
2024–2025709
2025–2026538

Spending per student

Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $127,229 per student (state & local $125,800 · federal $1,428).

Same-year medians: District 75 $112,990 · citywide $33,315

Reported spending per student by school year
School yearTotalFederalState & localStudents (state count)
2018–2019$84,448$535$83,913601
2019–2020$83,424$416$83,007626
2020–2021$80,647$552$80,095642
2021–2022$83,906$1,838$82,068643
2022–2023$75,771$879$74,892685
From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years.
2023–2024$135,836$3,078$132,758693
2024–2025$127,229$1,428$125,800690

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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