Other / mixed grade configuration · Bronx, NY

Equality Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Equality Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 20/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 360100506110Charter school
0/100100/10020/100
👥 S:T ratio
49
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Equality Charter School earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median.

#166 of 184
schools in Bronx · Resource Index
20
Resource Index · Lower
12.7:1
students per teacher
752
students enrolled

Equality Charter School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Equality Charter School ranks #166 of 184 schools in Bronx, NY.

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Enrollment

752

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

59.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.7:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

+8% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Equality Charter School compares with New York and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median
0:135:112.7:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Equality Charter School

Equality Charter School is a mid-sized charter combined-grade school in Bronx, New York, enrolling 752 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 12.7:1 puts it in the larger third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 752 puts it in the larger third of New York schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 96% of the 4,801 New York schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is led by African American (63%) and Hispanic or Latino (32%) (diversity index 50/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 752 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 49.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Equality Charter School is a single-school charter district, so Equality Charter School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Equality Charter School compares

Equality Charter School on the metrics families compare, against New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.7:1 ▲ 8% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 752 top 16% - -

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

12.7:1
Leaner classes than 69% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
752
Bigger than 83% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
12.7:1
students per teacher - 8% above state mean
Top 68% in New York - lower ratio than 32% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
49.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$27,584
per pupil, district-wide - above New York avg of $26,410
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 752 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 16 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 63.0%
Hispanic or Latino 32.0%
Two or More 1.7%
Asian 1.3%
White 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: African American at 63.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 50.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 50.0, Equality Charter School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Equality Charter School, which includes Equality Charter School.

$27,584
Per student
+4%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+66%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New York, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Equality Charter School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Equality Charter School

How many students attend Equality Charter School?

Equality Charter School has 752 students enrolled. It is a public school in Bronx, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Equality Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Equality Charter School is 12.7:1, which is 8% higher than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 19% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Equality Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Equality Charter School is African American at 63.0% of enrollment, in Bronx, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Equality Charter School?

Equality Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 20/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Equality Charter School rank among schools in Bronx?

By Resource Investment Index, Equality Charter School ranks #166 of 184 schools in Bronx, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Bronx on the city page.

Is Equality Charter School a good school?

Equality Charter School earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Equality Charter School?

None; Equality Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Equality 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 2021-22) · 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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