An equity score of 67/100 ranks John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School #147 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $32,503 per pupil, John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School ranks #189 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
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 $32,503 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 67/100, ranked #147 of 931 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 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.
John W Lavelle Preparatory Charter School reports 78.1% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
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 $32,503 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #147 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 67/100, ranking #147 out of 931 districts in New York.