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Rochester, New York - 1 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Discovery Charter School #761 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,526 per pupil, Discovery Charter School ranks #762 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
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 $21,526 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 26/100, ranked #761 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 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 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.
Discovery Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 84.5% 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.
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 $21,526 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #761 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 26/100, ranking #761 out of 941 districts in New York.