An equity score of 15/100 ranks Discovery Charter School #848 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,821 per pupil, Discovery Charter School ranks #892 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Discovery Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 291 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 Monroe County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,821 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 99 of 986 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 15/100, ranked #848 of 931 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 63.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.0% African American, 23.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Discovery Charter School, enrolling 300 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Discovery Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Discovery Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Discovery Charter School a distant remainder — means Discovery Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Discovery Charter School reports 84.5% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Discovery Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 63.0% — 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.
Discovery Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 291 students.
How much does Discovery Charter School spend per student?
Discovery Charter School spends $19,821 per student. The district has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #848 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Discovery Charter School?
Discovery Charter School students are 65.0% African American, 23.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% White, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Discovery Charter School?
Discovery Charter School has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #848 out of 931 districts in New York.