Destine Preparatory Charter School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 3 · Schenectady, New York
Destine Preparatory Charter School in Schenectady, New York enrolled 213 students in 2024-25 with 12.0 full-time teachers, 17.8 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 120% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%
97 students in 2022-23, 145 students in 2023-24, 213 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.0 to 12.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 97 | 11.0 | 8.8 |
| 2023-24 | 145 | 9.0 | 16.1 |
| 2024-25 | 213 | 12.0 | 17.8 |
17.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 of every 100 New York elementary schools
Among the 2,490 New York elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Destine Preparatory Charter School reported.
- Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
- Gifted and talented programnot reported
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
- Chronically absent59.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.4% of students were Black, 11.7% Hispanic, 4.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black78.4%
- Hispanic11.7%
- Two or more races4.7%
- White2.8%
- Asian1.9%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Schenectady
21 public elementary schools in Schenectady report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary School | 671 | 13.0 | 28.6% |
| Herman L Bradt Elementary School | 602 | 13.1 | 36.7% |
| Pinewood Elementary School | 591 | 12.1 | 42.1% |
| Woodlawn Elementary School | 502 | 14.1 | 81.3% |
| Paige Elementary School | 468 | 11.9 | 74.4% |
| Pine Bush Elementary School | 462 | 11.1 | 20.1% |
| Hamilton Elementary School | 440 | 10.8 | 85.0% |
| Jessie T Zoller Elementary School | 439 | 11.7 | 75.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Destine Preparatory Charter School
- Dr Martin Luther King School Jr Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 424 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 351 students, 9.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Destine Preparatory Charter School with Dr Martin Luther King School Jr Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Destine Preparatory Charter School spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in New YorkDestine Preparatory Charter School is the number 2,330 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,330 of 2,546
- New York schools by students per teacher17.8 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.17.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Destine Preparatory Charter School
How many students attend Destine Preparatory Charter School?
213 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 97 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Schenectady, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Destine Preparatory Charter School?
17.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for elementary schools is 11.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Destine Preparatory Charter School a Title I school?
Destine Preparatory Charter School has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).What district is Destine Preparatory Charter School in?
Destine Preparatory Charter School, NCES district ID 3680972. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 368097206762 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.