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New York, New York - 1 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks New York City Charter School of the Arts #648 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $27,297 per pupil, New York City Charter School of the Arts ranks #338 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
New York City Charter School of the Arts operates 1 public schools serving 217 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 middle 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 $27,297 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 36/100, ranked #648 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 62.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.0% Hispanic or Latino, 31.7% African American, 20.4% White across the district's schools.
New York City Charter School of the Arts accounts for 100.0% of all New York City Charter School of the Arts student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of New York City Charter School of the Arts a distant remainder — means New York City Charter School of the Arts-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
New York City Charter School of the Arts has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 57.6% 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 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.
New York City Charter School of the Arts chronic absenteeism rate is 62.2% — 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 New York City Charter School of the Arts'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 York City Charter School of the Arts?
New York City Charter School of the Arts has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 217 students.
How much does New York City Charter School of the Arts spend per student?
New York City Charter School of the Arts spends $27,297 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #648 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of New York City Charter School of the Arts?
New York City Charter School of the Arts students are 40.0% Hispanic or Latino, 31.7% African American, 20.4% White, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for New York City Charter School of the Arts?
New York City Charter School of the Arts has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #648 out of 941 districts in New York.