High school (grades 9-12) · Brooklyn, NY

New Dawn Charter High School

Federal NCES profile for New Dawn Charter High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 360106106343Charter school
0/100100/10048/100
👥 S:T ratio
26
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
89
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

New Dawn Charter High School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of New York schools.

#23 of 121
high schools in Brooklyn · Resource Index
48
Resource Index · Typical
18.6:1
large classes for New York
92.7%
free-lunch eligible

New Dawn Charter High School has class sizes larger than 97% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, New Dawn Charter High School ranks #23 of 121 high schools in Brooklyn, NY.

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

-21 students YoY

New Dawn Charter High School shrank from 233 students in 2022-23 to 212 in 2023-24 (-9.0%).

Teacher FTE added 12.9 → 16.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-21 students YoY 360106106343 · Brooklyn, NY High · SMALL · CHARTER

223 enr · 18.6:1 · 92.7% lunch · RII 48

Nearest enrollment peer: St. Petersburg Collegiate High School North Pinellas (223 students)

New Dawn Charter High School shrank from 233 students in 2022-23 to 212 in 2023-24 (-9.0%). Teacher FTE added 12.9 → 16.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How New Dawn Charter High School compares

New Dawn Charter High School is a shrinking 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 18.6:1 ▲ 58% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 92.7% ▲ 65% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 223 top 88% - -

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

18.6:1
Leaner classes than 22% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
223
Bigger than 22% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
92.7%
free-lunch eligible - 65% above the New York average of 56.2%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
18.6:1
students per teacher - 58% above state mean
Top 97% in New York - lower ratio than 3% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Funding equity
$28,395
per pupil, district-wide - above 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
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 56 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 56.1%
Hispanic or Latino 37.2%
Asian 2.7%
White 1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.8%
Two or More 0.4%

Largest group: African American at 56.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 54.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 54.6, New Dawn Charter High School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for New Dawn Charter High School reports $28,395 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide high 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 New Dawn Charter High School

How many students attend New Dawn Charter High School?

New Dawn Charter High School has 223 students enrolled. It is a high school in Brooklyn, NY. CCD year-over-year: 233 (2022-23) → 212 (2023-24), down 21.

What is the student-teacher ratio at New Dawn Charter High School?

The student-teacher ratio at New Dawn Charter High School is 18.6:1, which is 58% higher than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 18% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at New Dawn Charter High School?

92.7% of students at New Dawn Charter High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of New Dawn Charter High School?

The largest demographic group at New Dawn Charter High School is African American at 56.1% of enrollment, in Brooklyn, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 54.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for New Dawn Charter High School?

New Dawn Charter High School has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does New Dawn Charter High School rank among high schools in Brooklyn?

By Resource Investment Index, New Dawn Charter High School ranks #23 of 121 high 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 high schools in Brooklyn on the city page.

What other schools are in New Dawn Charter High School?

None; New Dawn Charter High School is a single-school charter district, and New Dawn Charter High 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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