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Calverton, New York - 1 schools
An equity score of 8/100 ranks Riverhead Charter School #889 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,136 per pupil, Riverhead Charter School ranks #919 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
Riverhead Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 823 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 Suffolk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,136 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 100 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 8/100, ranked #889 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.
a 972:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% African American, 8.1% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Riverhead Charter School, enrolling 972 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Riverhead Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Riverhead Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Riverhead Charter School a distant remainder — means Riverhead Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Riverhead Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.9% 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.
Riverhead Charter School student-counselor ratio is 972:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Riverhead Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 18.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Riverhead Charter School is typically wider than the Riverhead Charter School-aggregate figure suggests.
Riverhead Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 823 students.
How much does Riverhead Charter School spend per student?
Riverhead Charter School spends $18,136 per student. The district has an equity score of 8/100, ranking #889 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Riverhead Charter School?
Riverhead Charter School students are 72.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% African American, 8.1% White, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Riverhead Charter School?
Riverhead Charter School has an equity score of 8/100, ranking #889 out of 941 districts in New York.