Amber Charter School Inwood operates 1 public schools serving 102 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 179 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in New York County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $130,963 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards.
a 179:1 student-counselor ratio that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 29.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% African American, 3.4% White across the district's schools.
Amber Charter School Inwood accounts for 100.0% of all Amber Charter School Inwood student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Amber Charter School Inwood-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 Inwood has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 84.3% 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 Inwood student-counselor ratio is 179:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Amber Charter School Inwood chronic absenteeism rate is 29.6% — 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 Amber Charter School Inwood is typically wider than the Amber Charter School Inwood-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Amber Charter School Inwood?
Amber Charter School Inwood has 1 schools, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 102 students.
How much does Amber Charter School Inwood spend per student?
Amber Charter School Inwood spends $130,963 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Amber Charter School Inwood?
Amber Charter School Inwood students are 78.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% African American, 3.4% White, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 1 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.