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An equity score of 30/100 ranks Charter School of Inquiry #714 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,459 per pupil, Charter School of Inquiry ranks #938 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 of Inquiry operates 1 public schools serving 268 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 $17,459 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 30/100, ranked #714 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 276:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 77.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.2% African American, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Charter School of Inquiry, enrolling 276 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Charter School of Inquiry accounts for 100.0% of all Charter School of Inquiry student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Charter School of Inquiry a distant remainder — means Charter School of Inquiry-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.
Charter School of Inquiry has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 84.3% 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 of Inquiry student-counselor ratio is 276:1 — 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 of Inquiry is typically wider than the Charter School of Inquiry-aggregate figure suggests.
Charter School of Inquiry chronic absenteeism rate is 77.5% — 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.
How many schools are in Charter School of Inquiry?
Charter School of Inquiry has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 268 students.
How much does Charter School of Inquiry spend per student?
Charter School of Inquiry spends $17,459 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #714 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Charter School of Inquiry?
Charter School of Inquiry students are 73.2% African American, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 2.5% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Charter School of Inquiry?
Charter School of Inquiry has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #714 out of 941 districts in New York.