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Clifton, New Jersey - 1 schools
At $15,830 per pupil, Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton ranks #641 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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$15,830
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton operates 1 public schools serving 163 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 middle 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 Passaic County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,830 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 65 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 77.3% local, 18.2% state, and 4.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
and 8.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.3% Hispanic or Latino, 31.4% White, 14.1% Asian across the district's schools.
Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton accounts for 100.0% of all Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton a distant remainder — means Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton chronic absenteeism rate is 8.1% — 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 Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton'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 Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton?
Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 163 students.
How much does Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton spend per student?
Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton spends $15,830 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton?
Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton students are 50.3% Hispanic or Latino, 31.4% White, 14.1% Asian, 2.7% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.