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New York, New York - 1 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Harlem Prep Charter School #510 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,016 per pupil, Harlem Prep Charter School ranks #796 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 Prep Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 759 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 $21,016 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 44/100, ranked #510 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 215.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 60.0% African American, 35.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Harlem Prep Charter School, enrolling 647 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Harlem Prep Charter School accounts for 85.2% of all Harlem Prep Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Harlem Prep Charter School a distant remainder — means Harlem Prep 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 Prep Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 85.0% 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.
Harlem Prep Charter School student-counselor ratio is 216:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in Harlem Prep Charter School?
Harlem Prep Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 759 students.
How much does Harlem Prep Charter School spend per student?
Harlem Prep Charter School spends $21,016 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #510 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Harlem Prep Charter School?
Harlem Prep Charter School students are 60.0% African American, 35.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% White, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Harlem Prep Charter School?
Harlem Prep Charter School has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #510 out of 941 districts in New York.