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An equity score of 16/100 ranks Charter School for Applied Technologies #847 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,756 per pupil, Charter School for Applied Technologies ranks #966 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
Charter School for Applied Technologies operates 1 public schools serving 2,309 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 $15,756 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 16/100, ranked #847 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 (3 AP courses district-wide), a 251.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, . Demographically, the student body averages 42.9% African American, 28.8% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% White across the district's schools.
Charter School for Applied Technologies accounts for 97.9% of all Charter School for Applied Technologies student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Charter School for Applied Technologies a distant remainder — means Charter School for Applied Technologies-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.
Charter School for Applied Technologies has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 82.2% 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.
Charter School for Applied Technologies student-counselor ratio is 251:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Charter School for Applied Technologies is typically wider than the Charter School for Applied Technologies-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Charter School for Applied Technologies'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 Charter School for Applied Technologies?
Charter School for Applied Technologies has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,309 students.
How much does Charter School for Applied Technologies spend per student?
Charter School for Applied Technologies spends $15,756 per student. The district has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #847 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Charter School for Applied Technologies?
Charter School for Applied Technologies students are 42.9% African American, 28.8% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% White, 8.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Charter School for Applied Technologies?
Charter School for Applied Technologies has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #847 out of 941 districts in New York.