Citizenship and Science Academy of Syracuse Charter School vs Merrick Academy-Queens Public Charter School

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated September 2026

How do these districts compare?

Metric	Citizenship and Science Academy of Syracuse Charter School	Merrick Academy-Queens Public Charter School
Location	Syracuse, New York	Springfield Gardens, New York
Total Enrollment	583	582
Number of Schools	1	1
Student:Teacher Ratio	16.6:1	16.7:1

Metric	Citizenship and Science Academy of Syracuse Charter School	Merrick Academy-Queens Public Charter School
Per-Pupil Expenditure	$15,798	$23,208
Federal Revenue	N/A	N/A
State Revenue	N/A	N/A
Local Revenue	N/A	N/A

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group	Citizenship and Science Academy of Syracuse Charter School	Merrick Academy-Queens Public Charter School
White	10.5%	0.7%
African American	57.6%	86.3%
Hispanic or Latino	16.6%	9.0%
Asian	6.0%	0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	0.5%	1.4%
Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.3%
Multiracial	8.5%	1.9%
Free/Reduced Lunch	75.9%	67.1%

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource	Citizenship and Science Academy of Syracuse Charter School	Merrick Academy-Queens Public Charter School
AP Courses Offered	N/A	N/A
Schools with AP	0	0
Avg Gifted Enrollment	N/A	N/A
Avg Counselor Ratio	468:1	521:1
Chronic Absenteeism	23.0%	30.9%

Regular Schools 0

Charter Schools 1

Magnet Schools 0

Title I Schools 1

Regular Schools 0

Charter Schools 1

Magnet Schools 0

Title I Schools 0

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.