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Brooklyn, New York - 1 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School #748 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,125 per pupil, Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School ranks #725 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
Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 778 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 $22,125 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half 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 27/100, ranked #748 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.
and 10.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.4% African American, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% White across the district's schools.
Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School accounts for 96.8% of all Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School a distant remainder — means Central Brooklyn Ascend 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.
Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 78.1% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants 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.
Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 10.5% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Central Brooklyn Ascend 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 Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School?
Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 778 students.
How much does Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School spend per student?
Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School spends $22,125 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #748 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School?
Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School students are 83.4% African American, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% White, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School?
Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #748 out of 941 districts in New York.