An equity score of 4/100 ranks Central Jersey College Prep Charter School #582 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,361 per pupil, Central Jersey College Prep Charter School ranks #638 of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 1,288 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 Somerset County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,361 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 65 of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending. See how New Jersey compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 83.3% local, 10.3% state, and 6.4% 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 4/100, ranked #582 of 586 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, notably less 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 (19 AP courses district-wide), a 1396:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 5.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.1% Asian, 23.2% African American, 17.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Central Jersey College Prep Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Central Jersey College Prep Charter School a distant remainder — means Central Jersey College Prep Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School student-counselor ratio is 1396:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 5.5% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Central Jersey College Prep 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 Central Jersey College Prep Charter School?
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,288 students.
How much does Central Jersey College Prep Charter School spend per student?
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School spends $17,361 per student. The district has an equity score of 4/100, ranking #582 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Central Jersey College Prep Charter School?
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School students are 47.1% Asian, 23.2% African American, 17.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Central Jersey College Prep Charter School?
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School has an equity score of 4/100, ranking #582 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.