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New York, New York - 1 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem #408 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $34,841 per pupil, Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem ranks #84 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
Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem operates 1 public schools serving 624 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $34,841 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 100 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 49/100, ranked #408 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 311.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 43.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.9% Hispanic or Latino, 38.4% African American, 1.8% White across the district's schools.
Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem accounts for 99.8% of all Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem a distant remainder — means Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 85.4% 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.
Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem student-counselor ratio is 312:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem is typically wider than the Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem-aggregate figure suggests.
Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem chronic absenteeism rate is 43.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem'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 Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem?
Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 624 students.
How much does Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem spend per student?
Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem spends $34,841 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #408 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem?
Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem students are 54.9% Hispanic or Latino, 38.4% African American, 1.8% White, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem?
Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #408 out of 941 districts in New York.