Manhattan Charter School vs PS 142 Amalia Castro

How do these schools compare?

Metric Manhattan Charter School PS 142 Amalia Castro
Location New York, NY New York, NY
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary elementary
Enrollment 184 367
Student:Teacher Ratio 10.2:1 10.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 87.0% 90.5%
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 Manhattan Charter School PS 142 Amalia Castro
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $23,709 -
District Manhattan Charter School New York City Geographic District # 1

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Manhattan Charter School PS 142 Amalia Castro
White 0.5% 2.2%
African American 28.8% 16.3%
Hispanic or Latino 64.7% 77.1%
Asian 2.2% 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 1.9%
Pacific Islander 1.1% 0.0%
Multiracial 2.7% 1.6%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric Manhattan Charter School PS 142 Amalia Castro
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio - -
Chronic Absenteeism - 65.8%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions - -
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.