The American Dream Charter School
The American Dream Charter School's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $271,838 for Melissa Melkonian, Principal (FY 2024). Column F can include amounts from the filing and related organizations.
After indexing supported filing years to 2025 comparison dollars, the subject figure is $278,991. It is higher than the D + F figure for 21 of 33 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (B29) + NY + size band 0.77–1.3× revenue (approximately 64%; median $247,336). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.
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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (B29) + NY + size band 0.77–1.3× revenue. Displayed D + F figures from supported filing years are indexed to 2025 comparison dollars with BLS CPI-U; a nationwide tier also uses 2024 BEA RPP as a consumer price-level proxy when both the subject and peer have supported state codes. Unsupported state codes receive no interstate adjustment. Comparison values can differ from the raw filing. Column F may include related-organization amounts.
| Organization | State | Revenue | D + F (2025 dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Preparatory Charter School Of Broo | NY | $16,530,740 | $184,491 |
| Renaissance Charter School | NY | $16,781,289 | $381,541 |
| Children's Aid College Prep Charter | NY | $16,360,387 | $247,336 |
| Rochester Academy Charter School | NY | $16,308,474 | $161,489 |
| South Buffalo Charter School | NY | $16,218,626 | $205,828 |
| Pharos Academy Charter School | NY | $16,161,221 | $366,171 |
| Renaissance Charter School 2 | NY | $16,053,080 | $211,967 |
| Roosevelt Children's Academy | NY | $15,952,078 | $187,636 |
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