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Buffalo, New York - 1 schools
An equity score of 10/100 ranks Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School #875 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,448 per pupil, Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School ranks #974 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
Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 881 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 Erie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,448 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 100 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 10/100, ranked #875 of 941 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 899:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 75.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.2% African American, 26.6% Asian, 12.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School a distant remainder — means Buffalo Academy of Science 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.
Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 74.1% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School student-counselor ratio is 899:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 75.3% — 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 Buffalo Academy of Science 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 Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School?
Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 881 students.
How much does Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School spend per student?
Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School spends $15,448 per student. The district has an equity score of 10/100, ranking #875 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School?
Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School students are 50.2% African American, 26.6% Asian, 12.0% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School?
Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School has an equity score of 10/100, ranking #875 out of 941 districts in New York.