An equity score of 36/100 ranks College Achieve Paterson Charter School #433 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,046 per pupil, College Achieve Paterson Charter School ranks #474 of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,305
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District-Level NCES Analysis
College Achieve Paterson Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 1,305 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 Passaic County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,046 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half 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 73.8% local, 6.6% state, and 19.6% 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 36/100, ranked #433 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.
a 844:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 5.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.5% Hispanic or Latino, 33.9% African American, 1.1% White across the district's schools.
College Achieve Paterson Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all College Achieve Paterson Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of College Achieve Paterson Charter School a distant remainder — means College Achieve Paterson 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.
College Achieve Paterson Charter School reports 87.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
College Achieve Paterson Charter School student-counselor ratio is 844:1 — 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.
College Achieve Paterson Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 5.6% — 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 College Achieve Paterson 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 College Achieve Paterson Charter School?
College Achieve Paterson Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,305 students.
How much does College Achieve Paterson Charter School spend per student?
College Achieve Paterson Charter School spends $23,046 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #433 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of College Achieve Paterson Charter School?
College Achieve Paterson Charter School students are 64.5% Hispanic or Latino, 33.9% African American, 1.1% White, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for College Achieve Paterson Charter School?
College Achieve Paterson Charter School has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #433 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.