Prelude Preparatory Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 98 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 other schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 162 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Bexar County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $36,867 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 43.8% local, 22.8% state, and 33.4% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration.
and 7.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% African American, 2.5% White across the district's schools.
Prelude Preparatory Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Prelude Preparatory Charter School student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Prelude Preparatory Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. 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.
Prelude Preparatory Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 64.3% 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.
Prelude Preparatory Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 7.4% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in Prelude Preparatory Charter School?
Prelude Preparatory Charter School has 1 schools, including 1 other. Total enrollment is 98 students.
How much does Prelude Preparatory Charter School spend per student?
Prelude Preparatory Charter School spends $36,867 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Prelude Preparatory Charter School?
Prelude Preparatory Charter School students are 92.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% African American, 2.5% White, 1.9% Asian, averaged across 1 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.