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An equity score of 46/100 ranks John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School #465 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $30,195 per pupil, John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School ranks #211 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
John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 331 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $30,195 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 46/100, ranked #465 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.
a 186.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 54.4% Hispanic or Latino, 41.8% African American, 1.6% White across the district's schools.
John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School a distant remainder — means John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 91.8% 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.
John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School student-counselor ratio is 187:1 — 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.
Comparisons are relative to John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School?
John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 331 students.
How much does John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School spend per student?
John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School spends $30,195 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #465 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School?
John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School students are 54.4% Hispanic or Latino, 41.8% African American, 1.6% White, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School?
John V Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #465 out of 941 districts in New York.