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An equity score of 68/100 ranks John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School #131 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $31,114 per pupil, John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School ranks #180 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 W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 858 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 Richmond County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $31,114 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 68/100, ranked #131 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), and 42.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.3% African American, 36.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% White across the district's schools.
John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School a distant remainder — means John W Lavelle Preparatory 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.
John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 78.1% 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.
John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 42.0% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to John W Lavelle Preparatory 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 W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School?
John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 858 students.
How much does John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School spend per student?
John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School spends $31,114 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #131 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School?
John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School students are 50.3% African American, 36.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% White, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School?
John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #131 out of 941 districts in New York.