An equity score of 20/100 ranks Rochester Academy Charter School #805 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,772 per pupil, Rochester Academy Charter School ranks #966 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
Rochester Academy 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 Monroe County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,772 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 20/100, ranked #805 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 207.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 45.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.4% African American, 10.9% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Rochester Academy Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Rochester Academy Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Rochester Academy Charter School a distant remainder — means Rochester Academy Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Rochester Academy Charter School reports 94.8% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
Rochester Academy Charter School student-counselor ratio is 207:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Rochester Academy Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 45.0% — 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 Rochester Academy 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 Rochester Academy Charter School?
Rochester Academy Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 823 students.
How much does Rochester Academy Charter School spend per student?
Rochester Academy Charter School spends $15,772 per student. The district has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #805 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Rochester Academy Charter School?
Rochester Academy Charter School students are 78.4% African American, 10.9% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rochester Academy Charter School?
Rochester Academy Charter School has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #805 out of 931 districts in New York.