An equity score of 16/100 ranks Ontech Charter High School #842 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,283 per pupil, Ontech Charter High School ranks #982 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
Ontech Charter High School operates 1 public schools serving 265 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 Onondaga County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,283 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 99 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 16/100, ranked #842 of 931 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 92.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.0% African American, 11.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Ontech Charter High School, enrolling 254 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Ontech Charter High School accounts for 95.8% of all Ontech Charter High School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Ontech Charter High School a distant remainder — means Ontech Charter High School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Ontech Charter High School reports 81.9% 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.
Ontech Charter High School chronic absenteeism rate is 92.5% — 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.
How many schools are in Ontech Charter High School?
Ontech Charter High School has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 265 students.
How much does Ontech Charter High School spend per student?
Ontech Charter High School spends $14,283 per student. The district has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #842 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Ontech Charter High School?
Ontech Charter High School students are 78.0% African American, 11.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% White, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ontech Charter High School?
Ontech Charter High School has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #842 out of 931 districts in New York.