Health Sciences Charter School
Public school district · Erie County · New York · NCES district ID 3601022
Health Sciences Charter School spent $14,870 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 99% of the other New York districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $26,657). Its one school enrolled 452 students in 2024-25. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (New York: 87.2%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among New York districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Health Sciences Charter School in enrollment (440 to 454 students) and Health Sciences Charter School itself.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 540 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022.
Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25
446 students in 2022-23, 429 students in 2023-24, 452 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 446 | 30.6 | 14.6 |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 35.8 | 12.0 |
| 2024-25 | 452 | 33.0 | 13.7 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90-94% of the 69 students in Health Sciences Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90‑94% | 87.2% |
| Students in the class | 69 | 202,009 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
1 high school, 452 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Sciences Charter School | 452 | 13.7 | 89.8% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Health Sciences Charter School
- Website: healthsciencescharterschool.org
- Phone: (716) 888-4080
- Office: 1140 Ellicott St, Buffalo, NY 14209
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Health Sciences Charter School
- New York districts by spending per studentHealth Sciences Charter School ranks 532 of 540 New York districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,870).#532 of 540
- Every school district in New YorkHealth Sciences Charter School is the number 784 by size of 1,104 New York districts, with 446 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#784 of 1,104
- Northville Central School DistrictThe next larger New York district: 447 students in fall 2022, $27,852 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$27,852
- Greenwood Lake Union Free School DistrictThe next smaller New York district: 445 students in fall 2022, $48,025 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$48,025
- Compare Health Sciences Charter School with Northville Central School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Health Sciences Charter School, its largest high school452 students in 2024-25, 13.7 per teacher.452
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Health Sciences Charter School
How many schools and students are in Health Sciences Charter School?
One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 452 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Health Sciences Charter School spend per student?
$14,870 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New York median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $26,657 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.What is the graduation rate in Health Sciences Charter School?
90-94% of the 69 students in Health Sciences Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Health Sciences Charter School's NCES district ID?
3601022. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25