An equity score of 14/100 ranks Brooklyn Dreams Charter School #853 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,463 per pupil, Brooklyn Dreams Charter School ranks #835 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Brooklyn Dreams Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 616 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 Kings County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,463 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 986 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 14/100, ranked #853 of 931 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 261.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 86.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.7% African American, 20.7% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Brooklyn Dreams Charter School accounts for 79.4% of all Brooklyn Dreams Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Brooklyn Dreams Charter School a distant remainder — means Brooklyn Dreams Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Brooklyn Dreams Charter School reports 69.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Brooklyn Dreams Charter School student-counselor ratio is 262:1 — 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 Brooklyn Dreams Charter School is typically wider than the Brooklyn Dreams Charter School-aggregate figure suggests.
Brooklyn Dreams Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 86.3% — 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 Brooklyn Dreams 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 Dreams Charter School?
Brooklyn Dreams Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 616 students.
How much does Brooklyn Dreams Charter School spend per student?
Brooklyn Dreams Charter School spends $21,463 per student. The district has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #853 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Brooklyn Dreams Charter School?
Brooklyn Dreams Charter School students are 59.7% African American, 20.7% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% Asian, 5.5% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Brooklyn Dreams Charter School?
Brooklyn Dreams Charter School has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #853 out of 931 districts in New York.