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New York, New York - 1 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Harlem Link Charter School #631 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,232 per pupil, Harlem Link Charter School ranks #483 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
Harlem Link Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 364 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 New York County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,232 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 37/100, ranked #631 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 103:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 97.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.5% African American, 32.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Harlem Link Charter School, enrolling 309 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Harlem Link Charter School accounts for 84.9% of all Harlem Link Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Harlem Link Charter School a distant remainder — means Harlem Link Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Harlem Link Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 89.6% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Harlem Link Charter School student-counselor ratio is 103:1 — 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.
Harlem Link Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 97.7% — 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 Harlem Link Charter School?
Harlem Link Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 364 students.
How much does Harlem Link Charter School spend per student?
Harlem Link Charter School spends $25,232 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #631 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Harlem Link Charter School?
Harlem Link Charter School students are 60.5% African American, 32.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% White, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Harlem Link Charter School?
Harlem Link Charter School has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #631 out of 941 districts in New York.