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New York, New York - 1 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Amber Charter School East Harlem #712 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,965 per pupil, Amber Charter School East Harlem ranks #850 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
Amber Charter School East Harlem operates 1 public schools serving 336 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 New York County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,965 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 30/100, ranked #712 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 288:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 77.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.1% Hispanic or Latino, 24.3% African American, 3.1% White across the district's schools.
Amber Charter School East Harlem accounts for 85.7% of all Amber Charter School East Harlem student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Amber Charter School East Harlem a distant remainder — means Amber Charter School East Harlem-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Amber Charter School East Harlem has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 86.0% 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 — including this one — 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.
Amber Charter School East Harlem student-counselor ratio is 288:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Amber Charter School East Harlem is typically wider than the Amber Charter School East Harlem-aggregate figure suggests.
Amber Charter School East Harlem chronic absenteeism rate is 77.1% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Amber Charter School East Harlem'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 Amber Charter School East Harlem?
Amber Charter School East Harlem has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 336 students.
How much does Amber Charter School East Harlem spend per student?
Amber Charter School East Harlem spends $19,965 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #712 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Amber Charter School East Harlem?
Amber Charter School East Harlem students are 69.1% Hispanic or Latino, 24.3% African American, 3.1% White, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Amber Charter School East Harlem?
Amber Charter School East Harlem has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #712 out of 941 districts in New York.