Williamsburg Charter High School

What Williamsburg Charter High School does

Williamsburg Charter High School (WCHS) is a public charter high school located at 198 Varet Street in Brooklyn, NY, serving more than 600 students in grades 9 through 12. Founded in 2004, it positions itself as the longest operating Brooklyn charter school and reports a top-30% ranking among NYC schools with an 84% graduation rate. The school is tuition-free and admits students through a NYSED-authorized lottery-based process, with enrollment currently open for the 2026-27 academic year via the SchoolMint platform.

WCHS delivers a comprehensive secondary education program organized around college preparation, Visual & Performing Arts (Dance, Music, Performing Arts, Visual Arts), and an athletics department competing in the CSAA league across 10+ sports. Supporting infrastructure includes over 15 student clubs, dedicated college and career readiness counselors, socio-emotional support staff, and a Parent Leadership Council (founded 2018) that channels family engagement to the Board of Trustees. Technology is limited to standard third-party education platforms — PowerSchool for student records, Renaissance Learning STAR for assessment, and SchoolMint for admissions — with no proprietary technical product disclosed.

The school operates as a publicly funded nonprofit charter authorized by the New York State Education Department, with revenue derived primarily from per-pupil government allocations supplemented by grants, donations, and ancillary facility use. Headcount is reported in the 101-250 employee range, consistent with a single-site secondary school of its enrollment scale. Governance is provided by a Board of Trustees chaired by Lourdes Rivera Putz, with Valerie Jacobson serving as Head of School.

Name

Williamsburg Charter High School

Legal name

Williamsburg Charter High School

Website

https://thewcs.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education (Public Charter High School)

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

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Charter College-Prep & Advanced Academics Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Charter K–12 Schools

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Charter Arts & Performing Arts Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Charter K–12 Schools

Keywords

• Charter high school
• Secondary education
• College preparation
• Public school education
• Arts and athletics

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Charter School Funding: As a public charter school, WCHS receives government funding based on enrollment. The school is tuition-free and open to all students through a lottery admission process. Additional funding sources include grants and donations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Williamsburg Charter High School is a public, tuition-free charter high school in Brooklyn, NY serving approximately 600+ students in grades 9-12. Its core offering is a comprehensive secondary education program supplemented by Visual & Performing Arts Programs (Dance, Music, Performing Arts, Visual Arts), a CSAA-league Athletics Program with 10+ sports teams, over 15 student clubs, college and career readiness counseling, student support services, and the New York State Seal of Biliteracy.

Product overview

Williamsburg Charter High School is a public charter high school in Brooklyn, NY, offering a unified educational program serving approximately 600+ students in grades 9-12. The school operates as the longest-running Brooklyn charter school and is ranked in the top 30% of NYC schools with an 84% graduation rate. The core educational offering consists of a comprehensive charter high school education program enhanced by Visual & Performing Arts Programs (Dance, Music, Performing Arts, Visual Arts), a robust Athletics Program competing in the CSAA league with 10+ sports teams, and over 15 student clubs and extracurricular activities. College preparation is supported through dedicated college and career readiness counseling. Additional services include a Parent Leadership Council for family engagement, student support services (guidance counselors, social workers, speech pathologists), and specialized offerings like the Seal of Biliteracy for language proficiency recognition. Technology tools used include PowerSchool for family access to student records, STAR assessment for academic progress monitoring, and SchoolMint for enrollment management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Charter High School Education

Quantifiable outcome

• 84% graduation rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• New York State Education DepartmentcoreOthersWCHS is subject to NYSED oversight and reports academic data through NYSED's ESSA report card system. Annual report cards are published through the NYSED data portal.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• KIPP NYC: National charter network with multiple NYC campuses serving grades K-12. Comparable in college-prep mission and lottery-based enrollment to WCHS, with significantly greater scale and brand recognition.
• Success Academy Charter Schools: One of the largest NYC charter networks with multiple Brooklyn campuses. Comparable to WCHS in mission (college prep, lottery admission) but broader in scale and brand recognition, making it a primary competitive incumbent.
• Achievement First: Multi-site charter network with strong Brooklyn presence, focused on college preparation for underserved students. Directly competes with WCHS for Brooklyn applicants and represents a much larger, better-resourced peer.
• Uncommon Schools: Northeast charter network operating several Brooklyn and NYC high schools. Similar college-prep charter model and public lottery admissions; competes for the same Brooklyn applicant pool as WCHS.

Regional players

• New Visions for Public Schools: NYC-based nonprofit that manages and supports multiple public high schools across Brooklyn and other boroughs. Comparable to WCHS as a Brooklyn public high school operator with college-prep focus, though at network scale.

Direct peers

• Brooklyn Prospect Charter School: Brooklyn-based charter school network serving K-12 with a college preparatory mission. Directly comparable to WCHS as a Brooklyn charter high school competing for the same families, with similar lottery-based admissions and college focus.
• Brooklyn Academy High School: Small Brooklyn public charter high school focused on college and career readiness. Comparable to WCHS in size, Brooklyn location, public charter model, and target student demographic.
• International High School at Lafayette: Brooklyn public high school serving grades 9-12 with a college-preparatory mission and diverse student body. Comparable to WCHS in grade range, public funding model, and Brooklyn location.
• Brooklyn Latin School: Brooklyn public selective high school focused on classical liberal arts and college preparation. Comparable to WCHS as a Brooklyn high school preparing students for college, though selectivity-based admission differs from WCHS's lottery model.

Emerging players

• BASIS Independent Brooklyn: Brooklyn campus of the BASIS charter/academic prep network, focused on rigorous college-prep curriculum. Comparable to WCHS in target market and college outcomes, but operates as a private tuition-based school rather than a public charter.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WilliamsburgCHS
• Facebookfacebook.com/williamsburgchs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/williamsburg-charter-school
• Instagraminstagram.com/williamsburgcharter

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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