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Buffalo, New York - 1 schools
An equity score of 12/100 ranks Tapestry Charter School #866 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,290 per pupil, Tapestry Charter School ranks #943 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
Tapestry Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 1,108 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 Erie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,290 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 12/100, ranked #866 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 280:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 45.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.1% African American, 19.4% White, 15.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Tapestry Charter School, enrolling 1,120 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Tapestry Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Tapestry Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Tapestry Charter School a distant remainder — means Tapestry 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.
Tapestry Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 65.3% 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.
Tapestry Charter School student-counselor ratio is 280:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Tapestry Charter School is typically wider than the Tapestry Charter School-aggregate figure suggests.
Tapestry Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 45.4% — 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.
Tapestry Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,108 students.
How much does Tapestry Charter School spend per student?
Tapestry Charter School spends $17,290 per student. The district has an equity score of 12/100, ranking #866 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Tapestry Charter School?
Tapestry Charter School students are 54.1% African American, 19.4% White, 15.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tapestry Charter School?
Tapestry Charter School has an equity score of 12/100, ranking #866 out of 941 districts in New York.