College Achieve Public Schools

Listed by NCES as College Achieve Central Charter School (district ID 3400779)

Public school district · Union County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3400779

College Achieve Public Schools spent $21,622 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 84% of the other New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $24,665). Its one school enrolled 1,572 students in 2024-25; 9.8% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (New Jersey: 90.5%).

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 College Achieve Public Schools in enrollment (1,381 to 1,430 students) and College Achieve Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to College Achieve Public Schools, FY23Ridgefield $34,020; Readington Township Public Schools $28,589; Hopatcong Borough Schools $27,422; Tinton Falls $27,150; North Hanover Township $25,855; Red Bank Regional High $24,819; Audubon $23,801; Upper Township $21,786; College Achieve Public Schools $21,622; Bogota $21,476; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k30k35kRidgefield$34,020Readington Township Public Sch…$28,589Hopatcong Borough Schools$27,422Tinton Falls$27,150North Hanover Township$25,855Red Bank Regional High$24,819Audubon$23,801Upper Township$21,786College Achieve Public Schools$21,622Bogota$21,476State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to College Achieve Public Schools, FY23Ridgefield $34,020; Readington Township Public Schools $28,589; Hopatcong Borough Schools $27,422; Tinton Falls $27,150; North Hanover Township $25,855; Red Bank Regional High $24,819; Audubon $23,801; Upper Township $21,786; College Achieve Public Schools $21,622; Bogota $21,476; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k30k35kRidgefield$34,020Readington Township Public Schools$28,589Hopatcong Borough Schools$27,422Tinton Falls$27,150North Hanover Township$25,855Red Bank Regional High$24,819Audubon$23,801Upper Township$21,786College Achieve Public Schools$21,622Bogota$21,476State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to College Achieve Public Schools, FY23Ridgefield $34,020; Readington Township Public Schools $28,589; Hopatcong Borough Schools $27,422; Tinton Falls $27,150; North Hanover Township $25,855; Red Bank Regional High $24,819; Audubon $23,801; Upper Township $21,786; College Achieve Public Schools $21,622; Bogota $21,476; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k25k35kRidgefield$34,020Readington Township Public Schools$28,589Hopatcong Borough Schools$27,422Tinton Falls$27,150North Hanover Township$25,855Red Bank Regional High$24,819Audubon$23,801Upper Township$21,786College Achieve Public Schools$21,622Bogota$21,476State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to College Achieve Public Schools, FY23Ridgefield $34,020; Readington Township Public Schools $28,589; Hopatcong Borough Schools $27,422; Tinton Falls $27,150; North Hanover Township $25,855; Red Bank Regional High $24,819; Audubon $23,801; Upper Township $21,786; College Achieve Public Schools $21,622; Bogota $21,476; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k25k35kRidgefield$34,020Readington Township Public Schools$28,589Hopatcong Borough Schools$27,422Tinton Falls$27,150North Hanover Township$25,855Red Bank Regional High$24,819Audubon$23,801Upper Township$21,786College Achieve Public Schools$21,622Bogota$21,476State median, 1,000+ students $24,665

Where the money came from

$30,748,000 in revenue: 9.8% state, 75.4% local and 14.8% federal. Total spending including $230,000 of capital outlay was $30,566,000, or $21,786 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

College Achieve Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,015,000; Local $23,192,000; Federal $4,541,000; total $30,748,000.
  • State$3,015,000 10%
  • Local$23,192,000 75%
  • Federal$4,541,000 15%

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 329 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,403 students in 2022-23, 1,428 students in 2023-24, 1,572 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

College Achieve Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,403, 2023-24: 1,428, 2024-25: 1,57205001k1.5k2k2022-231,4032023-241,4282024-251,572
College Achieve Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,403, 2023-24: 1,428, 2024-25: 1,57205001k1.5k2k2022-231,4032023-241,4282024-251,572
College Achieve Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,403, 2023-24: 1,428, 2024-25: 1,57205001k1.5k2k2022-231,4032023-241,4282024-251,572
College Achieve Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,403, 2023-24: 1,428, 2024-25: 1,57205001k1.5k2k2022-231,4032023-241,4282024-251,572

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,403102.013.8
2023-241,42886.016.6
2024-251,57296.016.4

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

$7,411,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,282 per student

College Achieve Public Schools booked $7,411,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 102 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 $72,657 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 32 in 100 New Jersey districts 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: $3,975 in 2018-19, $4,459 in 2019-20, $3,462 in 2020-21, $4,562 in 2021-22, $5,282 in 2022-23.

College Achieve Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,975, 2019-20: $4,459, 2020-21: $3,462, 2021-22: $4,562, 2022-23: $5,28202k4k6k2018-19$3,9752019-20$4,4592020-21$3,4622021-22$4,5622022-23$5,282
College Achieve Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,975, 2019-20: $4,459, 2020-21: $3,462, 2021-22: $4,562, 2022-23: $5,28202k4k6k2018-19$3,9752019-20$4,4592020-21$3,4622021-22$4,5622022-23$5,282
College Achieve Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,975, 2019-20: $4,459, 2020-21: $3,462, 2021-22: $4,562, 2022-23: $5,28202k4k6k2018-19$3,9752019-20$4,4592020-21$3,4622021-22$4,5622022-23$5,282
College Achieve Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,975, 2019-20: $4,459, 2020-21: $3,462, 2021-22: $4,562, 2022-23: $5,28202k4k6k2018-19$3,9752019-20$4,4592020-21$3,4622021-22$4,5622022-23$5,282

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 College Achieve Public Schools scored proficient or above: 42% in reading and 14% 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 arts42%48.6%
Math14%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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 87 students in College Achieve Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNew Jersey
Four-year graduation rate95% or more90.5%
Students in the class87106,157

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 other school, 1,572 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
College Achieve Central Charter School1,57216.477.0%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 College Achieve Public Schools

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 College Achieve Public Schools

  1. New Jersey districts by spending per studentCollege Achieve Public Schools ranks 277 of 329 New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,622).#277 of 329
  2. Every school district in New JerseyCollege Achieve Public Schools is the number 273 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 1,403 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#273 of 672
  3. Upper Township School DistrictThe next larger New Jersey district: 1,408 students in fall 2022, $21,786 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,786
  4. Red Bank Regional High School DistrictThe next smaller New Jersey district: 1,392 students in fall 2022, $24,819 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,819
  5. Compare College Achieve Public Schools with Upper Township School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across New JerseyCollege Achieve Public Schools spent $72,657 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$72,657
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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 College Achieve Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in College Achieve Public Schools?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 1,572 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does College Achieve Public Schools spend per student?
    $21,622 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $24,665 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does College Achieve Public Schools' money come from?
    $30,748,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 9.8% state, 75.4% local and 14.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does College Achieve Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $7,411,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,282 per student. Divided by the 102 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $72,657 per teacher, more than 32 in 100 New Jersey districts (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 College Achieve Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in College Achieve Public Schools scored proficient or above: 42% in reading and 14% 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 the graduation rate in College Achieve Public Schools?
    95% or more of the 87 students in College Achieve Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is College Achieve Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    3400779. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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