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Brooklyn, New York - 1 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Summit Academy Charter School #416 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,570 per pupil, Summit Academy Charter School ranks #380 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
Summit Academy Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 203 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 Kings County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,570 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. The district's equity score is 49/100, ranked #416 of 941 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 72.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 58.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.0% Hispanic or Latino, 26.6% African American, 1.4% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Summit Academy Charter School, enrolling 290 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Summit Academy Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Summit Academy Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Summit Academy Charter School a distant remainder — means Summit Academy 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.
Summit Academy Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 89.2% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Summit Academy Charter School student-counselor ratio is 73:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Summit Academy Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 58.3% — 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 Summit 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 Summit Academy Charter School?
Summit Academy Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 203 students.
How much does Summit Academy Charter School spend per student?
Summit Academy Charter School spends $26,570 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #416 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Summit Academy Charter School?
Summit Academy Charter School students are 70.0% Hispanic or Latino, 26.6% African American, 1.4% White, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Summit Academy Charter School?
Summit Academy Charter School has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #416 out of 941 districts in New York.