School Budget at a Glance School Year 2025-26

P.S. 56 The Louis Desario School (31R056)

Grades: K-5 | Enrollment: 562

Funding for This SchoolView Details	Total Including Employee Benefits	% of Total
Fair Student Funding (FSF) - Includes some C4E	$8,331,522	51%
All Other State and Local Funding	$7,107,394	43%
State Contracts for Excellence (C4E) - Non-FSF	$711,573	4%
Federal Title I	$0	0%
All Other Federal Funding	$328,243	2%
Total School Funding:	$16,478,732
School Funding per student:	$29,322
School Funding plus Average Central Services per student:	$43,509
Average Central Services* for schools in Districts 01-32 per student:	$14,187

*Central services, funded outside school budgets, include food services, facilities maintenance and debt payments on new facility construction, lease costs, school safety, school transportation, summer school, and central and field administration. Central and field administration make up approximately six percent of total central services.

Spending for This School	Total Including Employee Benefits	% of Total
Classroom Teacher Salaries	$6,663,179	40%
All Other Salaries	$4,076,936	25%
Employee Benefits	$5,659,861	34%
Other Than Personal Service (OTPS)	$78,756	0%
Total School Spending:	$16,478,732

$29,322

Funds allocated per student for this school

That amounts to 23% more than the NYC Public Schools' AVERAGE ($23,908) school year funding per K-12 student in Districts 1-32

Demographics†	Students in this school	Citywide
Economic Need Index	35%	74%
English Language Learners	4%	17%
Students with Disabilities	30%	22%
% Asian	17%	19%
% Black	1%	19%
% Hispanic	14%	42%
% Multi-Racial	2%	2%
% Native American	0%	1%
% White	66%	16%
% Missing Race/Ethnicity Data	0%	0%

†Student demographic data is from School Year 2024-25.

School Budget at a Glance snapshot as of August 12, 2025

Funding for Pre-Kindergarten is not included.

Total School Funding: $16,478,732

Fair Student Funding (FSF) - Includes some C4E

Allocation Category	Amount	School Allocation Memorandum
School-based costs not included in direct-to-school allocations^	$2,872,852	N/A
TL 09 C4E ICT	$376,731	SAM 01: Fair Student Funding
TL C4E FSF	$49,193	SAM 01: Fair Student Funding
TL Fair Student Funding	$5,032,746	SAM 01: Fair Student Funding
Sub-Total	$8,331,522

All Other State and Local

Allocation Category	Amount	School Allocation Memorandum
School-based costs not included in direct-to-school allocations^	$1,862,937	N/A
Class Size Reduction Planning	$1,057,638	SAM 31: FY2026 Class Size Reduction Planning
Class Size Salary Supplement	$656,188	SAM 31: FY2026 Class Size Reduction Planning
CTL Spec Ed and Gen Ed Nursing PS D67 UA 423	$169,230	N/A
Rollover Fnd Gr 05 UFTTC City Council Speaker Init	$11,150	Grants
Rollover Fnd Gr 13 UFTTC City Cncl Speak Init FY24	$8,000	Grants
School Support Supplement	$403,199	SAM 13: School Support Supplement
TL CB School Staff	$11,432	SAM 06: Collective Bargaining for School Based Staff
TL City Council Member Items	$4,000	SAM 47: City Council Member Items
TL Digital Classrooms	$16,875	N/A
TL ELA/Math Student Support	$8,817	SAM 04: ELA and Math Supplemental Support Services
TL NYSTL Core Curriculum	$44,329	SAM 10: New York State Textbook Law (NYSTL), Library, Software and Hardware Allocation
TL NYSTL Library Books	$3,500	SAM 10: New York State Textbook Law (NYSTL), Library, Software and Hardware Allocation
TL Parent Coordinator	$51,095	SAM 09: Parent Coordinator Allocation
TL Parent Coordinator OTPS	$500	SAM 09: Parent Coordinator Allocation
TL Permanent Placement 2022	$245,294	SAM 32: Salary Subsidy for Excess Staff Hired to Permanent Assignments
TL RS APE Teacher Shared	$124,340	SAM 19: Adapted Physical Education
TL RS APE Teacher TRAC Shared	$1,512	SAM 19: Adapted Physical Education
TL RS IEP Para	$660,945	SAM 17: Individualized Education Program (IEP) Paraprofessional Allocation
TL RS IEP Teacher	$122,647	SAM 16: Individualized Education Program (IEP)/Intervention Teacher Allocation
TL RS Mandated Counseling Shared	$69,721	SAM 18: Mandated Related Services - (Speech, Counseling, OT/PT)
TL RS Mandated Speech Shared	$585,805	SAM 18: Mandated Related Services - (Speech, Counseling, OT/PT)
TL RS Occupational Therapist PS Shared	$363,128	SAM 18: Mandated Related Services - (Speech, Counseling, OT/PT)
TL RS Physical Therapist PS Shared	$91,687	SAM 18: Mandated Related Services - (Speech, Counseling, OT/PT)
TL SBST Shared	$403,331	SAM 21: School Based IEP Team Staff
TL Student Device Storage	$7,251	SAM 48: Distraction-Free Schools: Internet-Enabled Devices
TL Temporary Q Rate	$1	N/A
TL Temporary Shortfall Teachers	$71,487	SAM 29: School Allocations, Amendments and Adjustments
TL Terminal and Paid Leaves	$51,354	SAM 29: School Allocations, Amendments and Adjustments
Sub-Total	$7,107,394

State Contracts for Excellence (C4E) - Non-FSF

Allocation Category	Amount	School Allocation Memorandum
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$616,499	SAM 31: FY2026 Class Size Reduction Planning
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$33,920	SAM 05: Contract for Excellence
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$61,154	SAM 05: Contract for Excellence
Sub-Total	$711,573

All Other Federal

Allocation Category	Amount	School Allocation Memorandum
IDEA RS IEP Para	$250,851	SAM 17: Individualized Education Program (IEP) Paraprofessional Allocation
Title IIA Carryover Supplemental	$22,982	SAM 12: Title IIA Supplement
Title IIA Supplemental	$34,410	SAM 12: Title IIA Supplement
Title III LEP	$12,000	SAM 14: Title III Limited English Proficient (LEP) Program
Title III LEP Carryover	$8,000	SAM 14: Title III Limited English Proficient (LEP) Program
Sub-Total	$328,243

^Allocation Categories that do not start with "TL" and that fund staff also fund their employee benefits. Benefits for other staff, which are managed centrally, are in rows labeled "School-based costs not included in direct-to-school allocations." These rows also include central funding for Bard, Community, and Early College schools as well as the non-formula changes to Fair Student Funding.

Calculations may have minor discrepancies due to rounding.

School Budget At A Glance