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Perth Amboy, New Jersey - 1 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School #119 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,321 per pupil, Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School ranks #247 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 for Urban Leadership Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 376 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Middlesex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,321 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 70.4% local, 18.3% state, and 11.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 67/100, ranked #119 of 587 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 64.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 24.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.6% African American, 1.5% White across the district's schools.
Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School accounts for 68.9% of all Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School a distant remainder — means Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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 for Urban Leadership Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.6% 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 for Urban Leadership Charter School student-counselor ratio is 65:1 — 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 for Urban Leadership Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 24.3% — 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 for Urban Leadership Charter School is typically wider than the Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School?
Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 376 students.
How much does Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School spend per student?
Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School spends $25,321 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #119 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School?
Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School students are 91.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.6% African American, 1.5% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School?
Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #119 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.