KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL

KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL, a reasonably sized K-5 school in BUFFALO, New York, operated by KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL, serves 419 students, covering grades K through 8.

Operationally, KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL answers to KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (84%) are Black. Other groups include 8% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Erie County (around 51%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.4%; this one delivers 31.0%.

In the area at large, census data for Erie County shows median household income runs about $72,839, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Erie County runs 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students), of which KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL is one.

RONALD PEOPLES SCHOOL OF SCHOLARS (THE) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 31.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. As a public charter, KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 6% since 2018, when it stood at 446 (now 419). Black enrollment moved from 88% to 84% across the same window.

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