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Bridgeton, New Jersey - 1 schools
At $20,078 per pupil, Bridgeton Public Charter School ranks #579 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Bridgeton Public Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 119 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 Cumberland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,078 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 74.6% local, 12.3% state, and 13.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
a 212:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 34.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% African American, 5.7% White across the district's schools.
Bridgeton Public Charter School accounts for 89.1% of all Bridgeton Public Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bridgeton Public Charter School a distant remainder — means Bridgeton Public Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Bridgeton Public Charter School student-counselor ratio is 212:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Bridgeton Public Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 34.0% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Bridgeton Public 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 Bridgeton Public Charter School?
Bridgeton Public Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 119 students.
How much does Bridgeton Public Charter School spend per student?
Bridgeton Public Charter School spends $20,078 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Bridgeton Public Charter School?
Bridgeton Public Charter School students are 70.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% African American, 5.7% White, 1.9% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.