Other / mixed grade configuration · Brooklyn, NY

Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 360100406101Charter school
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. It is also one of the largest schools in New York.

#33 of 262
schools in Brooklyn · Resource Index
41
Resource Index · Typical
11.9:1
students per teacher
84.8%
free-lunch eligible

Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School ranks #33 of 262 schools in Brooklyn, NY.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+79 students YoY

Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School grew from 1,253 students in 2022-23 to 1,332 in 2023-24 (+6.3%).

Teacher FTE lost 112.6 → 101.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+79 students YoY 360100406101 · Brooklyn, NY Other · MID · CHARTER

1,336 enr · 11.9:1 · 84.8% lunch · RII 41

Nearest enrollment peer: Carolina Forest Elementary (1,336 students)

Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School grew from 1,253 students in 2022-23 to 1,332 in 2023-24 (+6.3%). Teacher FTE lost 112.6 → 101.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School compares

Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.9:1 ▲ 1% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 84.8% ▲ 51% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,336 top 4% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.9:1
Leaner classes than 76% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,336
Bigger than 95% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
84.8%
free-lunch eligible - 51% above the New York average of 56.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11.9:1
students per teacher - 1% above state mean
Top 58% in New York - lower ratio than 42% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$26,164
per pupil, district-wide - below New York avg of $28,120
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
19
in-school suspensions + 25 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 41.7%
Hispanic or Latino 35.2%
White 14.4%
Asian 5.8%
Two or More 1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%

Largest group: African American at 41.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 67.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 67.8, Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 7

District finance for Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School reports $26,164 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School

How many students attend Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School?

Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School has 1,336 students enrolled. It is a public school in Brooklyn, NY. CCD year-over-year: 1,253 (2022-23) → 1,332 (2023-24), up 79.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School is 11.9:1, which is 1% higher than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 24% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School?

84.8% of students at Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School is African American at 41.7% of enrollment, in Brooklyn, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 67.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School?

Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School rank among schools in Brooklyn?

By Resource Investment Index, Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School ranks #33 of 262 schools in Brooklyn, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Brooklyn on the city page.

What other schools are in Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School?

None; Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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