Other / mixed grade configuration · Brooklyn, NY

Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 21/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 360017205868Charter school
0/100100/10021/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
🌟 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

Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School earns 21/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. It is also one of the largest schools in New York.

#216 of 262
schools in Brooklyn · Resource Index
21
Resource Index · Lower
12:1
students per teacher
82.0%
free-lunch eligible

Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School ranks #216 of 262 schools in Brooklyn, NY.

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

-34 students YoY

Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School held near 1,152 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-34 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 97.0 → 101.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-34 students YoY 360017205868 · Brooklyn, NY Other · MID · CHARTER

1,165 enr · 12:1 · 82.0% lunch · RII 21

Nearest enrollment peer: Gateway Environmental K-8 Learning Center (1,165 students)

Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School held near 1,152 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-34 headcount). Teacher FTE added 97.0 → 101.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School compares

Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School held steady on CCD headcount: 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 12:1 ▲ 2% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 82.0% ▲ 46% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,165 top 5% - -

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

12:1
Leaner classes than 75% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,165
Bigger than 94% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
82.0%
free-lunch eligible - 46% 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
12:1
students per teacher - 2% above state mean
Top 59% in New York - lower ratio than 41% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
48.2%
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
$24,534
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 583 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
104
in-school suspensions + 80 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 15.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 75.8%
Hispanic or Latino 16.9%
Asian 2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.1%
White 1.1%
Two or More 1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%

Largest group: African American at 75.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 39.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 39.6, Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 19

District finance for Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School reports $24,534 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 Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School

How many students attend Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School?

Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School has 1,165 students enrolled. It is a public school in Brooklyn, NY. CCD year-over-year: 1,186 (2022-23) → 1,152 (2023-24), nearly flat (-34).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School is 12:1, which is 2% 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 Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School?

82.0% of students at Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School is African American at 75.8% of enrollment, in Brooklyn, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School?

Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 21/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School rank among schools in Brooklyn?

By Resource Investment Index, Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School ranks #216 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 Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School?

None; Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Leadership Preparatory Bedford Stuyvesant 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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