Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton

Public school district · Passaic County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3400052

Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton spent $15,037 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 99% of the other New Jersey districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $25,869). Its one school enrolled 185 students in 2024-25; 15.0% 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 Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton in enrollment (157 to 170 students) and Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton itself.

Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton, FY23Highlands Borough $45,651; Newark Educators Community Charter School $42,834; Alpine $39,941; Deal Boro $33,025; Cape May City $33,013; Farmingdale $27,307; Downe Township $27,236; Weymouth Township $24,665; Wenonah Boro $24,479; Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton $15,037; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.10k20k30k40k50kHighlands Borough$45,651Newark Educators Community Cha…$42,834Alpine$39,941Deal Boro$33,025Cape May City$33,013Farmingdale$27,307Downe Township$27,236Weymouth Township$24,665Wenonah Boro$24,479Classical Academy Charter Scho…$15,037State median, under 1,000 students $25,869
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton, FY23Highlands Borough $45,651; Newark Educators Community Charter School $42,834; Alpine $39,941; Deal Boro $33,025; Cape May City $33,013; Farmingdale $27,307; Downe Township $27,236; Weymouth Township $24,665; Wenonah Boro $24,479; Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton $15,037; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.10k20k30k40k50kHighlands Borough$45,651Newark Educators Community Charter …$42,834Alpine$39,941Deal Boro$33,025Cape May City$33,013Farmingdale$27,307Downe Township$27,236Weymouth Township$24,665Wenonah Boro$24,479Classical Academy Charter School of…$15,037State median, under 1,000 students $25,869
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton, FY23Highlands Borough $45,651; Newark Educators Community Charter School $42,834; Alpine $39,941; Deal Boro $33,025; Cape May City $33,013; Farmingdale $27,307; Downe Township $27,236; Weymouth Township $24,665; Wenonah Boro $24,479; Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton $15,037; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.10k30k50kHighlands Borough$45,651Newark Educators Community Charter School$42,834Alpine$39,941Deal Boro$33,025Cape May City$33,013Farmingdale$27,307Downe Township$27,236Weymouth Township$24,665Wenonah Boro$24,479Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton$15,037State median, under 1,000 students $25,869
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton, FY23Highlands Borough $45,651; Newark Educators Community Charter School $42,834; Alpine $39,941; Deal Boro $33,025; Cape May City $33,013; Farmingdale $27,307; Downe Township $27,236; Weymouth Township $24,665; Wenonah Boro $24,479; Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton $15,037; State median, under 1,000 students $25,869.10k30k50kHighlands Borough$45,651Newark Educators Community Charter Scho…$42,834Alpine$39,941Deal Boro$33,025Cape May City$33,013Farmingdale$27,307Downe Township$27,236Weymouth Township$24,665Wenonah Boro$24,479Classical Academy Charter School of Cli…$15,037State median, under 1,000 students $25,869

Where the money came from

$2,986,000 in revenue: 15.0% state, 72.5% local and 12.4% federal. Total spending including $3,000 of capital outlay was $2,454,000, or $15,055 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $449,000; Local $2,166,000; Federal $371,000; total $2,986,000.
  • State$449,000 15%
  • Local$2,166,000 73%
  • Federal$371,000 12%

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

163 students in 2022-23, 161 students in 2023-24, 185 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton enrollment by school year2022-23: 163, 2023-24: 161, 2024-25: 1850501001502002022-231632023-241612024-25185
Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton enrollment by school year2022-23: 163, 2023-24: 161, 2024-25: 1850501001502002022-231632023-241612024-25185
Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton enrollment by school year2022-23: 163, 2023-24: 161, 2024-25: 1850501001502002022-231632023-241612024-25185
Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton enrollment by school year2022-23: 163, 2023-24: 161, 2024-25: 1850501001502002022-231632023-241612024-25185

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2316313.012.5
2023-2416110.815.0
2024-2518510.018.5

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

$582,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,571 per student

Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton booked $582,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 13 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $44,769 of salary spending per teacher. That is less than any other New Jersey district with a figure (state median $77,508, 569 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Jersey teacher salary at $79,045 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,983 in 2018-19, $5,281 in 2019-20, $3,434 in 2020-21, $4,146 in 2021-22, $3,571 in 2022-23.

Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,983, 2019-20: $5,281, 2020-21: $3,434, 2021-22: $4,146, 2022-23: $3,57102k4k6k2018-19$5,9832019-20$5,2812020-21$3,4342021-22$4,1462022-23$3,571
Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,983, 2019-20: $5,281, 2020-21: $3,434, 2021-22: $4,146, 2022-23: $3,57102k4k6k2018-19$5,9832019-20$5,2812020-21$3,4342021-22$4,1462022-23$3,571
Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,983, 2019-20: $5,281, 2020-21: $3,434, 2021-22: $4,146, 2022-23: $3,57102k4k6k2018-19$5,9832019-20$5,2812020-21$3,4342021-22$4,1462022-23$3,571
Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,983, 2019-20: $5,281, 2020-21: $3,434, 2021-22: $4,146, 2022-23: $3,57102k4k6k2018-19$5,9832019-20$5,2812020-21$3,4342021-22$4,1462022-23$3,571

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading and 55-59% 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 arts55-59%48.6%
Math55-59%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 middle school, 185 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton18518.548.6%Targeted 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 Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton

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 Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton

  1. New Jersey districts by spending per studentClassical Academy Charter School of Clifton ranks 318 of 320 New Jersey districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,037).#318 of 320
  2. Every school district in New JerseyClassical Academy Charter School of Clifton is the number 619 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 163 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#619 of 672
  3. Wenonah Boro School DistrictThe next larger New Jersey district: 167 students in fall 2022, $24,479 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,479
  4. Weymouth Township School DistrictThe next smaller New Jersey district: 161 students in fall 2022, $24,665 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,665
  5. Compare Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton with Wenonah Boro School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across New JerseyClassical Academy Charter School of Clifton spent $44,769 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$44,769
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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 Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton

  1. How many schools and students are in Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 middle), enrolling 185 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton spend per student?
    $15,037 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 Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton's money come from?
    $2,986,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 15.0% state, 72.5% local and 12.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton spend on teacher salaries?
    $582,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,571 per student. Divided by the 13 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $44,769 per teacher, less than any other New Jersey district with a figure (state median $77,508). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Jersey teacher salary at $79,045 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. How do students in Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading and 55-59% 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.
  6. What is Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton's NCES district ID?
    3400052. 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 Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.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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