An equity score of 47/100 ranks School in the Square Public Charter School #452 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $32,658 per pupil, School in the Square Public Charter School ranks #181 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
School in the Square Public Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 552 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 New York County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $32,658 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half 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 47/100, ranked #452 of 931 in New York against a state average of 45, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 728:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% African American, 2.6% White across the district's schools.
School in the Square Public Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all School in the Square Public Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of School in the Square Public Charter School a distant remainder — means School in the Square Public 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.
School in the Square Public Charter School reports 83.2% 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.
School in the Square Public Charter School student-counselor ratio is 728:1 — 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.
School in the Square Public 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 School in the Square Public 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 School in the Square Public Charter School?
School in the Square Public Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 552 students.
How much does School in the Square Public Charter School spend per student?
School in the Square Public Charter School spends $32,658 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #452 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of School in the Square Public Charter School?
School in the Square Public Charter School students are 92.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% African American, 2.6% White, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for School in the Square Public Charter School?
School in the Square Public Charter School has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #452 out of 931 districts in New York.