PS 109

PS 109, a moderately sized elementary-level community in BROOKLYN, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22, works with 585 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 32% bigger than typical.

PS 109 is one of 40 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22, a district that works with 30,207 students overall.

On the student-mix side, PS 109 lists that 67% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school logs 26% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the resource side, The school employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kings County (around 79%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 109 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.5%; this one delivers 46.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Kings County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Kings County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), of which PS 109 is one.

Nearest neighbor: PS 198, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 109 comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 49.3%.

PS 109 operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 109 has fell 15%, going from 685 students in 2018 to 585 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 80% to 67% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.