Compass Academy Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 176 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 other schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 183 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Cumberland County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,847 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 64.3% local, 18.6% state, and 17.1% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration.
a 183:1 student-counselor ratio that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 30.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% African American, 9.3% White across the district's schools.
Compass Academy Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Compass Academy Charter School student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Compass Academy Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. 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.
Compass Academy Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.0% 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.
Compass Academy Charter School student-counselor ratio is 183:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Compass Academy Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 30.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Compass Academy Charter School?
Compass Academy Charter School has 1 schools, including 1 other. Total enrollment is 176 students.
How much does Compass Academy Charter School spend per student?
Compass Academy Charter School spends $15,847 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Compass Academy Charter School?
Compass Academy Charter School students are 67.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% African American, 9.3% White, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 1 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.