An equity score of 33/100 ranks Harlem Link Charter School #677 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,588 per pupil, Harlem Link Charter School ranks #584 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
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 $25,588 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half 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 33/100, ranked #677 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.
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 largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Harlem Link Charter School reports 89.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
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 $25,588 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #677 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 33/100, ranking #677 out of 931 districts in New York.