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Paterson, New Jersey - 1 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Community Charter School of Paterson #446 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,461 per pupil, Community Charter School of Paterson ranks #511 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Community Charter School of Paterson operates 1 public schools serving 874 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $21,461 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half 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 70.3% local, 12.1% state, and 17.6% 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 35/100, ranked #446 of 587 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 448:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.6% Hispanic or Latino, 27.3% African American, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Community Charter School of Paterson accounts for 100.0% of all Community Charter School of Paterson student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Community Charter School of Paterson a distant remainder — means Community Charter School of Paterson-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Community Charter School of Paterson has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 57.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Community Charter School of Paterson student-counselor ratio is 448:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Community Charter School of Paterson chronic absenteeism rate is 21.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Community Charter School of Paterson is typically wider than the Community Charter School of Paterson-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Community Charter School of Paterson'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 Community Charter School of Paterson?
Community Charter School of Paterson has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 874 students.
How much does Community Charter School of Paterson spend per student?
Community Charter School of Paterson spends $21,461 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #446 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Community Charter School of Paterson?
Community Charter School of Paterson students are 70.6% Hispanic or Latino, 27.3% African American, 0.8% Asian, 0.4% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Community Charter School of Paterson?
Community Charter School of Paterson has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #446 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.