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Buffalo, New York - 1 schools
At $25,412 per pupil, Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School ranks #473 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$25,412
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 145 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 Erie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,412 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.
and 41.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.3% African American, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% White across the district's schools.
Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School a distant remainder — means Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School-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.
Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 78.6% 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 — 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.
Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 41.8% — 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 Primary Hall Preparatory 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 Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School?
Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 145 students.
How much does Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School spend per student?
Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School spends $25,412 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School?
Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School students are 82.3% African American, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.