NYC dumping record $43B into public schools – at whopping $44K per pupil – despite plummeting enrollment, poor test results https://t.co/RCrJi5xffH pic.twitter.com/wimekawfPD
— New York Post (@nypost) May 12, 2026
The numbers don’t add up!
New York City is already dumping a record $43 billion into its public schools while spending heaps more per-student than any other large US district — despite plummeting enrollment and mediocre test results.
The massive price tag for educating Big Apple students could grow even more as Mayor Zohran Mamdani is finalizing his first budget proposal and as the city is already spending $44,000 per student — an unsustainable level of spending, budget watchdogs and education analysts said.