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Elmhurst, New York - 1 schools
An equity score of 14/100 ranks Elm Community Charter School #859 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,826 per pupil, Elm Community Charter School ranks #856 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
Elm Community Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 394 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 Queens County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,826 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 14/100, ranked #859 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 460:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 7.8% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Elm Community Charter School, enrolling 460 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Elm Community Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Elm Community Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Elm Community Charter School a distant remainder — means Elm Community 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.
Elm Community Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 79.2% 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.
Elm Community Charter School student-counselor ratio is 460:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Elm Community Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 24.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Elm Community Charter School is typically wider than the Elm Community Charter School-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Elm Community Charter School?
Elm Community Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 394 students.
How much does Elm Community Charter School spend per student?
Elm Community Charter School spends $19,826 per student. The district has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #859 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Elm Community Charter School?
Elm Community Charter School students are 69.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 7.8% White, 5.4% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Elm Community Charter School?
Elm Community Charter School has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #859 out of 941 districts in New York.