An equity score of 16/100 ranks Brooklyn Scholars Charter School #839 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,554 per pupil, Brooklyn Scholars Charter School ranks #832 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 Scholars Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 717 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 $21,554 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 16/100, ranked #839 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 364:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 40.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.5% African American, 25.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Brooklyn Scholars Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Brooklyn Scholars Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Brooklyn Scholars Charter School a distant remainder — means Brooklyn Scholars 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 Scholars Charter School reports 76.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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 Scholars Charter School student-counselor ratio is 364:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Brooklyn Scholars Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 40.2% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Brooklyn Scholars 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 Scholars Charter School?
Brooklyn Scholars Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 717 students.
How much does Brooklyn Scholars Charter School spend per student?
Brooklyn Scholars Charter School spends $21,554 per student. The district has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #839 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Brooklyn Scholars Charter School?
Brooklyn Scholars Charter School students are 66.5% African American, 25.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% Asian, 0.7% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Brooklyn Scholars Charter School?
Brooklyn Scholars Charter School has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #839 out of 931 districts in New York.