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Uniondale, New York - 1 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Academy Charter School-Uniondale #655 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,292 per pupil, Academy Charter School-Uniondale ranks #396 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Academy Charter School-Uniondale operates 1 public schools serving 1,272 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Nassau County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,292 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The district's equity score is 35/100, ranked #655 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 401.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.1% African American, 39.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Academy Charter School-Uniondale accounts for 100.0% of all Academy Charter School-Uniondale student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Academy Charter School-Uniondale a distant remainder — means Academy Charter School-Uniondale-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Academy Charter School-Uniondale has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Academy Charter School-Uniondale student-counselor ratio is 402:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Academy Charter School-Uniondale chronic absenteeism rate is 15.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Academy Charter School-Uniondale is typically wider than the Academy Charter School-Uniondale-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Academy Charter School-Uniondale's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Academy Charter School-Uniondale?
Academy Charter School-Uniondale has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,272 students.
How much does Academy Charter School-Uniondale spend per student?
Academy Charter School-Uniondale spends $26,292 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #655 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Academy Charter School-Uniondale?
Academy Charter School-Uniondale students are 56.1% African American, 39.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.4% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Academy Charter School-Uniondale?
Academy Charter School-Uniondale has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #655 out of 941 districts in New York.