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Lake Como, New Jersey - 1 schools
At $28,040 per pupil, Academy Charter High School ranks #120 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Academy Charter High School operates 1 public schools serving 186 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Monmouth County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $28,040 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending. See how New Jersey compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 68.1% local, 15.9% state, and 15.9% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 83:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 28.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.6% Hispanic or Latino, 34.3% African American, 3.0% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Academy Charter High School, enrolling 166 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Academy Charter High School accounts for 89.2% of all Academy Charter High School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Academy Charter High School a distant remainder — means Academy Charter High School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Academy Charter High School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.1% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Academy Charter High School student-counselor ratio is 83:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Academy Charter High School chronic absenteeism rate is 28.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Academy Charter High School is typically wider than the Academy Charter High School-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Academy Charter High School?
Academy Charter High School has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 186 students.
How much does Academy Charter High School spend per student?
Academy Charter High School spends $28,040 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Academy Charter High School?
Academy Charter High School students are 59.6% Hispanic or Latino, 34.3% African American, 3.0% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.