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Brooklyn, New York - 1 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Brooklyn Ascend Charter School #434 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,328 per pupil, Brooklyn Ascend Charter School ranks #709 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
Brooklyn Ascend Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 1,376 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 Kings County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,328 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 47/100, ranked #434 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
. Demographically, the student body averages 86.5% African American, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% White across the district's schools.
Brooklyn Ascend Charter School accounts for 69.1% of all Brooklyn Ascend Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Brooklyn Ascend Charter School a distant remainder — means Brooklyn Ascend Charter School-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.
Brooklyn Ascend Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 83.7% 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.
Comparisons are relative to Brooklyn Ascend Charter School'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 Brooklyn Ascend Charter School?
Brooklyn Ascend Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,376 students.
How much does Brooklyn Ascend Charter School spend per student?
Brooklyn Ascend Charter School spends $22,328 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #434 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Brooklyn Ascend Charter School?
Brooklyn Ascend Charter School students are 86.5% African American, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% White, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Brooklyn Ascend Charter School?
Brooklyn Ascend Charter School has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #434 out of 941 districts in New York.