Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School

Public school district · Erie County · New York · NCES district ID 3601215

Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School spent $19,590 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 88% of the other New York districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $26,657). Its one school enrolled 176 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 Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School in enrollment (217 to 228 students) and Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School itself.

Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School, FY23Tuxedo Union Free $62,848; West Valley Central School $37,397; Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School $34,978; Richmond Preparatory Charter School $33,041; Storefront Academy $30,304; New York City Charter School of the Arts $30,235; Brookfield Central $29,157; St HOPE Leadership Academy $25,767; Mott Hall Charter School $24,882; Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School $19,590; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.020k40k60k80kTuxedo Union Free$62,848West Valley Central School$37,397Earl Monroe New Renaissance Ba…$34,978Richmond Preparatory Charter S…$33,041Storefront Academy$30,304New York City Charter School o…$30,235Brookfield Central$29,157St HOPE Leadership Academy$25,767Mott Hall Charter School$24,882Buffalo Creek Academy Charter …$19,590State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School, FY23Tuxedo Union Free $62,848; West Valley Central School $37,397; Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School $34,978; Richmond Preparatory Charter School $33,041; Storefront Academy $30,304; New York City Charter School of the Arts $30,235; Brookfield Central $29,157; St HOPE Leadership Academy $25,767; Mott Hall Charter School $24,882; Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School $19,590; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.020k40k60k80kTuxedo Union Free$62,848West Valley Central School$37,397Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketb…$34,978Richmond Preparatory Charter School$33,041Storefront Academy$30,304New York City Charter School of the…$30,235Brookfield Central$29,157St HOPE Leadership Academy$25,767Mott Hall Charter School$24,882Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School$19,590State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School, FY23Tuxedo Union Free $62,848; West Valley Central School $37,397; Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School $34,978; Richmond Preparatory Charter School $33,041; Storefront Academy $30,304; New York City Charter School of the Arts $30,235; Brookfield Central $29,157; St HOPE Leadership Academy $25,767; Mott Hall Charter School $24,882; Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School $19,590; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.040k80kTuxedo Union Free$62,848West Valley Central School$37,397Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball Scho…$34,978Richmond Preparatory Charter School$33,041Storefront Academy$30,304New York City Charter School of the Arts$30,235Brookfield Central$29,157St HOPE Leadership Academy$25,767Mott Hall Charter School$24,882Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School$19,590State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School, FY23Tuxedo Union Free $62,848; West Valley Central School $37,397; Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School $34,978; Richmond Preparatory Charter School $33,041; Storefront Academy $30,304; New York City Charter School of the Arts $30,235; Brookfield Central $29,157; St HOPE Leadership Academy $25,767; Mott Hall Charter School $24,882; Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School $19,590; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.040k80kTuxedo Union Free$62,848West Valley Central School$37,397Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball…$34,978Richmond Preparatory Charter School$33,041Storefront Academy$30,304New York City Charter School of the Arts$30,235Brookfield Central$29,157St HOPE Leadership Academy$25,767Mott Hall Charter School$24,882Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School$19,590State 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

222 students in 2022-23, 161 students in 2023-24, 176 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 222, 2023-24: 161, 2024-25: 17601002003002022-232222023-241612024-25176
Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 222, 2023-24: 161, 2024-25: 17601002003002022-232222023-241612024-25176
Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 222, 2023-24: 161, 2024-25: 17601002003002022-232222023-241612024-25176
Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 222, 2023-24: 161, 2024-25: 17601002003002022-232222023-241612024-25176

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23222not reportednot reported
2023-2416113.312.2
2024-2517618.09.8

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 Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School scored proficient or above: 20-31% in reading and 0-12% 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 arts20-31%47%95
Math0-12%40%94

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 middle school, 176 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School1769.823.3%Schoolwide 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 Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School

  1. New York districts by spending per studentBuffalo Creek Academy Charter School ranks 478 of 540 New York districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,590).#478 of 540
  2. Every school district in New YorkBuffalo Creek Academy Charter School is the number 1,003 by size of 1,104 New York districts, with 222 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,003 of 1,104
  3. Brookfield Central School DistrictThe next larger New York district: 223 students in fall 2022, $29,157 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$29,157
  4. Richmond Preparatory Charter SchoolThe next smaller New York district: 219 students in fall 2022, $33,041 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$33,041
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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 Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School

  1. How many schools and students are in Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 middle), enrolling 176 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School spend per student?
    $19,590 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 Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School scored proficient or above: 20-31% in reading and 0-12% 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 Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School's NCES district ID?
    3601215. 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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