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Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys

240 students · 1 schools · 11.0:1 ratio · grades K–5 · #956 of 1071 in New York

Students
240
Schools
1
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–Teacher
11.0:1
County
Albany
Grades
K–5
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys

Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys is a public school system serving Albany County, New York, based in Albany. It serves 240 students across 1 schools spanning K–5, and is classified as a city: mid-size district. By enrollment it is the #956 largest of New York’s 1071 school systems.

Phone5186948200
Address116 N Lake Ave, Albany, NY 12206
CountyAlbany County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys enrolls 240 students in 1 schools — an average of about 240 students per school. It serves grades K–5 and ranks #956 of 1071 statewide by enrollment.

Students
240
#956 of 1071 in New York
Schools
1
~240 students each
Grade span
K–5
City: Mid-size
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys, from the NCES Common Core of Data (240 students reported):

White
10%
Black
56%
Hispanic
20%
Asian
5%
Two or more
10%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys employs about 22 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1 — below the New York average of about 12.1:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 35.

Student–teacher ratio
11.0:1
state avg ~12.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
22
classroom teachers
Total staff
35
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How New York funds schools

New York distributes most operating aid through Foundation Aid, which starts from a per-pupil Foundation Amount, adjusts it by a Regional Cost Index and a Pupil Need Index (weighting poverty, English-learner status and sparsity), then subtracts each district’s Expected Local Contribution from property and income wealth — so high-need, low-wealth districts receive proportionally more. Foundation Aid reached full funding for the first time in 2024–25, at about $24.9 billion.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

New York reports accountability through its ESSA system, published as the NYSED School Report Card, covering achievement, graduation, chronic absenteeism, English-language proficiency, growth and college-and-career readiness. Look up Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys on data.nysed.gov.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

New York does not use a private accreditor for public schools: every public district is registered by the Board of Regents under the Commissioner’s Regulations (Part 100), with registration review as the state’s oversight tool. See the New York State Education Department.

How it compares

Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys vs. New York

Enrollment rank
#956
of 1071 districts
Ratio
11.0:1
state avg ~12.1:1
Locale
City: Mid-size
Albany County

See every New York district side by side in the New York directory.

Go deeper

Look up Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the New York State Legislature (Foundation Aid) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys. NCES District ID (LEAID): 3600032. Confirm current details with the district and the New York State Education Department.