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An equity score of 3/100 ranks Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights #923 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,485 per pupil, Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights ranks #971 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
Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights operates 1 public schools serving 541 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 New York County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,485 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 3/100, ranked #923 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 205:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 76.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% African American, 3.9% White across the district's schools.
Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights accounts for 75.8% of all Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights a distant remainder — means Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights-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.
Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 73.9% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights student-counselor ratio is 205:1 — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights'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 Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights?
Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 541 students.
How much does Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights spend per student?
Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights spends $15,485 per student. The district has an equity score of 3/100, ranking #923 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights?
Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights students are 76.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% African American, 3.9% White, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights?
Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights has an equity score of 3/100, ranking #923 out of 941 districts in New York.