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An equity score of 31/100 ranks Cultural Arts Academy Charter School at Spring Creek #703 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,138 per pupil, Cultural Arts Academy Charter School at Spring Creek ranks #556 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
Cultural Arts Academy Charter School at Spring Creek operates 1 public schools serving 208 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 $24,138 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 31/100, ranked #703 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 110.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 7.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.1% African American, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% White across the district's schools.
Cultural Arts Academy Charter School at Spring Creek accounts for 100.0% of all Cultural Arts Academy Charter School at Spring Creek student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Cultural Arts Academy Charter School at Spring Creek a distant remainder — means Cultural Arts Academy Charter School at Spring Creek-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.
Cultural Arts Academy Charter School at Spring Creek has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 71.6% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Cultural Arts Academy Charter School at Spring Creek student-counselor ratio is 111:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Cultural Arts Academy Charter School at Spring Creek chronic absenteeism rate is 7.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Cultural Arts Academy Charter School at Spring Creek'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 Cultural Arts Academy Charter School at Spring Creek?
Cultural Arts Academy Charter School at Spring Creek has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 208 students.
How much does Cultural Arts Academy Charter School at Spring Creek spend per student?
Cultural Arts Academy Charter School at Spring Creek spends $24,138 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #703 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Cultural Arts Academy Charter School at Spring Creek?
Cultural Arts Academy Charter School at Spring Creek students are 80.1% African American, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cultural Arts Academy Charter School at Spring Creek?
Cultural Arts Academy Charter School at Spring Creek has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #703 out of 941 districts in New York.