PS 140

PS 140 operates as a cozy all-grades campus in BROOKLYN, New York, overseen by NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75. Current enrollment sits at 327 students spanning grades K through 12. That puts it 40% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 544 students.

Within NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75, which oversees 60 schools and 27,533 students, PS 140 is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 140 shows that Black students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school logs 35% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Kings County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, PS 140 reports 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 4.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.7:1, putting PS 140 tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Kings County's rate of about 79%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Kings County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,263 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kings County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 291,697 students), PS 140 is one campus in the mix.

UNCOMMON BED-STUY WEST CHARTER SCHOOL NYC is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 140.

PS 140 operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 7%: 307 students in 2018 compared to 327 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 66% to 56% over that span.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.