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Buffalo, New York - 1 schools
An equity score of 10/100 ranks Buffalo United Charter School #876 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,952 per pupil, Buffalo United Charter School ranks #980 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 United Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 659 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 Erie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,952 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 #876 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.
a 465:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 66.0% African American, 17.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Buffalo United Charter School, enrolling 465 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Buffalo United Charter School accounts for 70.6% of all Buffalo United Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Buffalo United Charter School a distant remainder — means Buffalo United Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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 United Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 92.4% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Buffalo United Charter School student-counselor ratio is 465:1 — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Buffalo United 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 United Charter School?
Buffalo United Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 659 students.
How much does Buffalo United Charter School spend per student?
Buffalo United Charter School spends $14,952 per student. The district has an equity score of 10/100, ranking #876 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Buffalo United Charter School?
Buffalo United Charter School students are 66.0% African American, 17.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% White, 4.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Buffalo United Charter School?
Buffalo United Charter School has an equity score of 10/100, ranking #876 out of 941 districts in New York.