Elementary school (grades K-5) · New York, NY

Whin Music Community Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Whin Music Community Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 24/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 360115506608Charter school
0/100100/10024/100
👥 S:T ratio
50
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
7
📋 Attendance
9
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Whin Music Community Charter School earns 24/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median.

#38 of 46
elementary schools in New York · Resource Index
24
Resource Index · Lower
12.5:1
students per teacher
464
students enrolled

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

By Resource Investment Index, Whin Music Community Charter School ranks #38 of 46 elementary schools in New York, NY.

Enrollment

464

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

37.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.5:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

+6% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Whin Music Community Charter School compares with New York and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median
0:135:112.5:1

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

What stands out at Whin Music Community Charter School

Whin Music Community Charter School is a mid-sized charter elementary school in New York, New York, enrolling 464 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 12.5:1 puts it in the larger third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.

With 464 students, its enrollment sits close to the New York median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 4,801 scored New York schools.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (80%) and African American (13%) (diversity index 35/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 464 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 36.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Whin Music Community Charter School is a single-school charter district, so Whin Music Community 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 Whin Music Community Charter School compares

Whin Music Community 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 12.5:1 ▲ 6% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 464 top 43% - -

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

12.5:1
Leaner classes than 71% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
464
Bigger than 57% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
12.5:1
students per teacher - 6% above state mean
Top 66% in New York - lower ratio than 34% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
36.2%
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
$29,188
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 464 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 10 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.1 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

Hispanic or Latino 79.5%
African American 12.5%
White 3.4%
Two or More 2.6%
Asian 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.6%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 79.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 35.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 35.0, Whin Music Community Charter School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Whin Music Community Charter School, which includes Whin Music Community Charter School.

$29,188
Per student
+11%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+76%
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 elementary 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 Whin Music Community 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 Whin Music Community Charter School

How many students attend Whin Music Community Charter School?

Whin Music Community Charter School has 464 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in New York, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Whin Music Community Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Whin Music Community Charter School is 12.5:1, which is 6% higher than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 20% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Whin Music Community Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Whin Music Community Charter School is Hispanic or Latino at 79.5% of enrollment, in New York, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Whin Music Community Charter School?

Whin Music Community Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 24/100 (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 Whin Music Community Charter School rank among elementary schools in New York?

By Resource Investment Index, Whin Music Community Charter School ranks #38 of 46 elementary schools in New York, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in New York on the city page.

Is Whin Music Community Charter School a good school?

Whin Music Community Charter School earns 24/100 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 Whin Music Community Charter School?

None; Whin Music Community Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Whin Music Community 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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