Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls

Public school district · Albany County · New York · NCES district ID 3600033

Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls spent $15,785 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 97% of the other New York districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $26,657). Its one school enrolled 316 students in 2024-25.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among New York districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls in enrollment (324 to 330 students) and Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls itself.

Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls, FY23Pocantico Hills Central $68,785; Harrisville Central School $35,506; Bold Charter School $30,759; South Kortright Central School $30,111; Morris Central $29,978; Hellenic Classical Charter School - Staten Island $26,332; Icahn Charter School 1 $24,244; Icahn Charter School 3 $20,506; Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls $15,785; Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School $15,778; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.020k40k60k80kPocantico Hills Central$68,785Harrisville Central School$35,506Bold Charter School$30,759South Kortright Central School$30,111Morris Central$29,978Hellenic Classical Charter Sch…$26,332Icahn Charter School 1$24,244Icahn Charter School 3$20,506Brighter Choice Charter School…$15,785Persistence Preparatory Academ…$15,778State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls, FY23Pocantico Hills Central $68,785; Harrisville Central School $35,506; Bold Charter School $30,759; South Kortright Central School $30,111; Morris Central $29,978; Hellenic Classical Charter School - Staten Island $26,332; Icahn Charter School 1 $24,244; Icahn Charter School 3 $20,506; Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls $15,785; Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School $15,778; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.020k40k60k80kPocantico Hills Central$68,785Harrisville Central School$35,506Bold Charter School$30,759South Kortright Central School$30,111Morris Central$29,978Hellenic Classical Charter School -…$26,332Icahn Charter School 1$24,244Icahn Charter School 3$20,506Brighter Choice Charter School for …$15,785Persistence Preparatory Academy Cha…$15,778State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls, FY23Pocantico Hills Central $68,785; Harrisville Central School $35,506; Bold Charter School $30,759; South Kortright Central School $30,111; Morris Central $29,978; Hellenic Classical Charter School - Staten Island $26,332; Icahn Charter School 1 $24,244; Icahn Charter School 3 $20,506; Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls $15,785; Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School $15,778; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.040k80kPocantico Hills Central$68,785Harrisville Central School$35,506Bold Charter School$30,759South Kortright Central School$30,111Morris Central$29,978Hellenic Classical Charter School - Staten…$26,332Icahn Charter School 1$24,244Icahn Charter School 3$20,506Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls$15,785Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter Sch…$15,778State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls, FY23Pocantico Hills Central $68,785; Harrisville Central School $35,506; Bold Charter School $30,759; South Kortright Central School $30,111; Morris Central $29,978; Hellenic Classical Charter School - Staten Island $26,332; Icahn Charter School 1 $24,244; Icahn Charter School 3 $20,506; Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls $15,785; Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School $15,778; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.040k80kPocantico Hills Central$68,785Harrisville Central School$35,506Bold Charter School$30,759South Kortright Central School$30,111Morris Central$29,978Hellenic Classical Charter School - Sta…$26,332Icahn Charter School 1$24,244Icahn Charter School 3$20,506Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls$15,785Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter…$15,778State median, under 1,000 students $26,657

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 540 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022.

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

326 students in 2022-23, 318 students in 2023-24, 316 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls enrollment by school year2022-23: 326, 2023-24: 318, 2024-25: 31601002003004002022-233262023-243182024-25316
Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls enrollment by school year2022-23: 326, 2023-24: 318, 2024-25: 31601002003004002022-233262023-243182024-25316
Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls enrollment by school year2022-23: 326, 2023-24: 318, 2024-25: 31601002003004002022-233262023-243182024-25316
Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls enrollment by school year2022-23: 326, 2023-24: 318, 2024-25: 31601002003004002022-233262023-243182024-25316

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332623.014.2
2023-2431829.011.0
2024-2531627.911.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls scored proficient or above: 37-46% in reading and 24-32% in math, against 47% in reading and 40% in math across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNew YorkStudents tested
Reading and language arts37-46%47%153
Math24-32%40%149

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 316 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls31611.377.2%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls

  1. New York districts by spending per studentBrighter Choice Charter School for Girls ranks 522 of 540 New York districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,785).#522 of 540
  2. Every school district in New YorkBrighter Choice Charter School for Girls is the number 906 by size of 1,104 New York districts, with 326 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#906 of 1,104
  3. Putnam-Westchester BOCESThe next larger New York district: 327 students in fall 2022.
  4. Hellenic Classical Charter School - Staten IslandThe next smaller New York district: 325 students in fall 2022, $26,332 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,332
  5. Compare Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls with Putnam-Westchester BOCESEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls

  1. How many schools and students are in Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 316 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls spend per student?
    $15,785 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New York median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $26,657 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. How do students in Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls scored proficient or above: 37-46% in reading and 24-32% in math, against 47% in reading and 40% in math across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  4. What is Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls' NCES district ID?
    3600033. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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