An equity score of 43/100 ranks New Heights Academy Charter School #514 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $28,514 per pupil, New Heights Academy Charter School ranks #373 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
New Heights Academy Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 731 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 New York County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $28,514 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 43/100, ranked #514 of 931 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 336.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 37.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.2% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% African American, 1.2% White across the district's schools.
New Heights Academy Charter School accounts for 92.1% of all New Heights Academy Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of New Heights Academy Charter School a distant remainder — means New Heights Academy 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.
New Heights Academy Charter School reports 94.4% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
New Heights Academy Charter School student-counselor ratio is 337:1 — 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 New Heights Academy Charter School is typically wider than the New Heights Academy Charter School-aggregate figure suggests.
New Heights Academy Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 37.0% — 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 New Heights 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 New Heights Academy Charter School?
New Heights Academy Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 731 students.
How much does New Heights Academy Charter School spend per student?
New Heights Academy Charter School spends $28,514 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #514 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of New Heights Academy Charter School?
New Heights Academy Charter School students are 87.2% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% African American, 1.2% White, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for New Heights Academy Charter School?
New Heights Academy Charter School has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #514 out of 931 districts in New York.