School Budget for High School of World Cultures (12X550)
Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Data Source: Galaxy Tables of Organization as of 09/10/2025

12X550 - H S WORLD CULTURES

1300 BOYNTON AVENUE, BRONX, NY 10472
Leslie Aquino, Principal
Main School
Leadership
AssignmentPositionsBudget
HEAD OF SCHOOL1.00$ 212,466
AP - ORGANIZATION2.00$ 317,079
AP - SPECIAL ED1.00$ 159,854
Leadership Total4.00$ 689,399

Coordinator/Supervisor/Dean
AssignmentPositionsBudget
PARENT COORDINATOR1.00$ 51,094

Secretary
TitlePositionsBudget
School Secretary1.00$ 65,875

High School Departments
SubjectType of Class/ServicePositionsBudget
ARTS-VISUALWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 104,407
Culinary ArtsWHOLE CLASS2.00$ 208,814
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSSUBJECT SPECIFIC1.00$ 104,407
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSWHOLE CLASS4.00$ 425,128
ESLWHOLE CLASS7.00$ 867,189
FL - SPANISHWHOLE CLASS3.00$ 313,221
MATHWHOLE CLASS4.00$ 462,879
PHYSICAL EDUCATIONWHOLE CLASS3.00$ 327,576
SCIENCE - BIOLOGYWHOLE CLASS2.00$ 208,814
SCIENCE - EARTH SCIENCEWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 104,407
SOCIAL STUDIESWHOLE CLASS4.00$ 417,628
SPECIAL EDUCATIONWHOLE CLASS2.00$ 219,341
High School Departments TotalTotal34.00$ 3,763,811

Guidance/Social Workers
TitlePositionsBudget
Guidance Counselor3.00$ 440,259
School Social Worker1.00$ 120,344
Guidance/Social Workers Total4.00$ 560,603

School Aides and Other Support Staff
TotalPositionsBudget
School Aides and Other Support Staff1.00$ 296,790

Per Diem
AssignmentBudget
Absence Coverage$ 0

Per Session - After/Before School
Organizational CategoryBudget
AFTER/BEFORE SCHOOL STUDENT PROGRAMS$ 18,961

Per Session - Miscellaneous
Organizational CategoryBudget
PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES$ 2,238

Per Session - Summer School
Organizational CategoryBudget
SUMMER STUDENT PROGRAMS$ 6,048

OTPS
TitleBudget
Data Processing Repair - Contractual$ 4,000
Educational Consultants$ 52,856
Educational Software$ 10,533
Equipment - General$ 4,328
Library Books$ 2,344
Non-Contractual Services$ 31,792
Supplies - General$ 488,128
Telephone and Other Communications$ 2,924
Textbooks$ 5,515
Transportation of Pupils - Contractual$ 5,238
OTPS Total$ 607,658

Setasides
TitleBudget
Register Gain Reserve Set Aside$ 32,794
Register Loss Reserve Set Aside$ 5,102
Setasides Total$ 37,896

School Site
12X550 - H S WORLD CULTURESPositionsBudget
Main School45.00$ 6,100,373

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Galaxy Budget Reports: https://www.nycenet.edu/offices/d_chanc_oper/budget/DBOR/galaxy/galaxybudgetsummaryto/default.aspx

Ed.Opt

Students are placed into an ed opt category using an average of their final core course seventh-grade core course grades:

Official DOE explanation

Screened

Students fall into a screened admissions groups based on the average of their final seventh-grade core course grades. This average must fall into the top percentage of students citywide or at a student’s school in order to fall within a certain admissions group.

Official DOE explanation

Test

SHSAT required.

Official DOE explanation

Open

Offers are made to students in order by their priority groups and randomly assigned numbers, through the process of random selection.

Audition

This year, the sole selection criteria for admission to all audition programs (except those at LaGuardia High School) is the audition itself. LaGuardia High School has its own admissions process and will continue to use students' academic records as well as their auditions to make offers to its programs.

Official DOE explanation

ASD

The Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Nest and ASD Horizon programs are specialized programs that serve some students with autism. They are available in some District 1-32 schools. The program is a partnership between the DOE and New York University\’s (NYU) ASD Nest Support Project.

Official DOE explanation

District 75 Programs

District 75 (D75) provides highly specialized instructional support for students with significant challenges, such as:

Official DOE explanation

Zoned

Students who live in the school's zone have a guarantee or priority to attend.

Transfer

For Students Who Are Behind on Credits. Schools use a student's date of birth to verify eligibility and make offers. Make sure that you meet the program's age and academic requirements.

Screened: Language & Academics