Enrollment
202
New York · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Poughkeepsie, NY
Little Water Preparatory Charter School
Federal NCES profile for Little Water Preparatory Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 368096106744Charter school
202 students enrolled
School address
District: Little Water Preparatory Charter School · New York
NCES ID 368096106744 Verify on NCES CCD record →
What stands out at Little Water Preparatory Charter School
Little Water Preparatory Charter School is a small charter elementary school in Poughkeepsie, New York, enrolling 202 students.
Enrollment of 202 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by headcount.
Its student body is led by African American (77%) and Hispanic or Latino (16%) (diversity index 38/100).
Little Water Preparatory Charter School is a single-school charter district, so Little Water Preparatory Charter School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 202 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of New York's single-school districts.
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 Little Water Preparatory Charter School compares
Little Water Preparatory 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 202 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
202
Bigger than 20% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
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 77.2%
Hispanic or Latino 15.8%
White 5.9%
Asian 1.0%
Largest group: African American at 77.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 37.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 37.5, Little Water Preparatory Charter School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.
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Frequently asked questions about Little Water Preparatory Charter School
How many students attend Little Water Preparatory Charter School?
Little Water Preparatory Charter School has 202 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Poughkeepsie, NY.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Little Water Preparatory Charter School?
The largest demographic group at Little Water Preparatory Charter School is African American at 77.2% of enrollment, in Poughkeepsie, NY.
What other schools are in Little Water Preparatory Charter School?
None; Little Water Preparatory Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Little Water Preparatory Charter School is its only campus.
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