Burch Charter School of Excellence

Public school district · Essex County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3400724

Burch Charter School of Excellence spent $19,262 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 93% of the other New Jersey districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $25,869). Its one school enrolled 335 students in 2024-25; 10.8% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among New Jersey districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Burch Charter School of Excellence in enrollment (322 to 335 students) and Burch Charter School of Excellence itself.

Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Burch Charter School of Excellence, FY23Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools $63,559; Hunterdon County Vocational $30,860; Atlantic Community Charter School $29,442; Lawnside $26,904; Hampton Township $26,180; Kingwood Township School $26,077; UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP $24,675; South Harrison Township $19,311; Burch Charter School of Excellence $19,262; Union County TEAMS Charter School $17,308; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.020k40k60k80kSomerset County Vocational & T…$63,559Hunterdon County Vocational$30,860Atlantic Community Charter Sch…$29,442Lawnside$26,904Hampton Township$26,180Kingwood Township School$26,077UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP$24,675South Harrison Township$19,311Burch Charter School of Excell…$19,262Union County TEAMS Charter Sch…$17,308State median, under 1,000 students $25,869
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Burch Charter School of Excellence, FY23Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools $63,559; Hunterdon County Vocational $30,860; Atlantic Community Charter School $29,442; Lawnside $26,904; Hampton Township $26,180; Kingwood Township School $26,077; UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP $24,675; South Harrison Township $19,311; Burch Charter School of Excellence $19,262; Union County TEAMS Charter School $17,308; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.020k40k60k80kSomerset County Vocational & Techni…$63,559Hunterdon County Vocational$30,860Atlantic Community Charter School$29,442Lawnside$26,904Hampton Township$26,180Kingwood Township School$26,077UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP$24,675South Harrison Township$19,311Burch Charter School of Excellence$19,262Union County TEAMS Charter School$17,308State median, under 1,000 students $25,869
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Burch Charter School of Excellence, FY23Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools $63,559; Hunterdon County Vocational $30,860; Atlantic Community Charter School $29,442; Lawnside $26,904; Hampton Township $26,180; Kingwood Township School $26,077; UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP $24,675; South Harrison Township $19,311; Burch Charter School of Excellence $19,262; Union County TEAMS Charter School $17,308; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.040k80kSomerset County Vocational & Technical Scho…$63,559Hunterdon County Vocational$30,860Atlantic Community Charter School$29,442Lawnside$26,904Hampton Township$26,180Kingwood Township School$26,077UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP$24,675South Harrison Township$19,311Burch Charter School of Excellence$19,262Union County TEAMS Charter School$17,308State median, under 1,000 students $25,869
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Burch Charter School of Excellence, FY23Somerset County Vocational & Technical Schools $63,559; Hunterdon County Vocational $30,860; Atlantic Community Charter School $29,442; Lawnside $26,904; Hampton Township $26,180; Kingwood Township School $26,077; UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP $24,675; South Harrison Township $19,311; Burch Charter School of Excellence $19,262; Union County TEAMS Charter School $17,308; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.040k80kSomerset County Vocational & Technical…$63,559Hunterdon County Vocational$30,860Atlantic Community Charter School$29,442Lawnside$26,904Hampton Township$26,180Kingwood Township School$26,077UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP$24,675South Harrison Township$19,311Burch Charter School of Excellence$19,262Union County TEAMS Charter School$17,308State median, under 1,000 students $25,869

Where the money came from

$6,943,000 in revenue: 10.8% state, 66.9% local and 22.3% federal. Total spending including $47,000 of capital outlay was $6,365,000, or $19,405 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Burch Charter School of Excellence revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $753,000; Local $4,645,000; Federal $1,545,000; total $6,943,000.
  • State$753,000 11%
  • Local$4,645,000 67%
  • Federal$1,545,000 22%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 320 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

328 students in 2022-23, 318 students in 2023-24, 335 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Burch Charter School of Excellence enrollment by school year2022-23: 328, 2023-24: 318, 2024-25: 33501002003004002022-233282023-243182024-25335
Burch Charter School of Excellence enrollment by school year2022-23: 328, 2023-24: 318, 2024-25: 33501002003004002022-233282023-243182024-25335
Burch Charter School of Excellence enrollment by school year2022-23: 328, 2023-24: 318, 2024-25: 33501002003004002022-233282023-243182024-25335
Burch Charter School of Excellence enrollment by school year2022-23: 328, 2023-24: 318, 2024-25: 33501002003004002022-233282023-243182024-25335

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332818.018.2
2023-2431814.022.7
2024-2533519.017.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Burch Charter School of Excellence scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading and 20-24% in math, against 48.6% in reading and 35.5% in math across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNew JerseyStudents tested
Reading and language arts35-39%48.6%
Math20-24%35.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 335 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Burch Charter School of Excellence33517.654.9%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Burch Charter School of Excellence

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Burch Charter School of Excellence

  1. New Jersey districts by spending per studentBurch Charter School of Excellence ranks 299 of 320 New Jersey districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,262).#299 of 320
  2. Every school district in New JerseyBurch Charter School of Excellence is the number 539 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 328 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#539 of 672
  3. Atlantic Community Charter SchoolThe next larger New Jersey district: 330 students in fall 2022, $29,442 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$29,442
  4. Kingwood Township SchoolThe next smaller New Jersey district: 324 students in fall 2022, $26,077 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,077
  5. Compare Burch Charter School of Excellence with Atlantic Community Charter SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Burch Charter School of Excellence

  1. How many schools and students are in Burch Charter School of Excellence?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 335 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Burch Charter School of Excellence spend per student?
    $19,262 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New Jersey median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $25,869 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Burch Charter School of Excellence's money come from?
    $6,943,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 10.8% state, 66.9% local and 22.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Burch Charter School of Excellence do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Burch Charter School of Excellence scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading and 20-24% in math, against 48.6% in reading and 35.5% in math across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is Burch Charter School of Excellence's NCES district ID?
    3400724. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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