Choice Charter School vs PS 179

How do these schools compare?

Metric Choice Charter School PS 179
Location Bronx, NY Bronx, NY
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary elementary
Enrollment 182 198
Student:Teacher Ratio - 10.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 86.3% 89.4%
Charter School Yes No
Magnet School No No
Title I Yes Yes

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Choice Charter School PS 179
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $29,638 -
District Choice Charter School New York City Geographic District # 7

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Choice Charter School PS 179
White 2.7% 0.5%
African American 30.8% 19.7%
Hispanic or Latino 64.8% 79.3%
Asian 0.0% 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 0.5% 0.0%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Choice Charter School PS 179
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 266:1 -
Chronic Absenteeism 75.7% 54.9%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 0 -
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.