Discovery Charter School
Public school district · Essex County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3400020
Discovery Charter School spent $24,390 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 66% of the other New Jersey districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $25,869). Its one school enrolled 99 students in 2024-25; 9.3% 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 Discovery Charter School in enrollment (96 to 119 students) and Discovery Charter School itself.
Where the money came from
$2,719,000 in revenue: 9.3% state, 67.4% local and 23.3% federal. Total spending including $16,000 of capital outlay was $2,577,000, or $24,543 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$254,000 9%
- Local$1,832,000 67%
- Federal$633,000 23%
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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
105 students in 2022-23, 106 students in 2023-24, 99 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 105 | 5.5 | 19.1 |
| 2023-24 | 106 | 6.3 | 16.7 |
| 2024-25 | 99 | 6.3 | 15.8 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$371,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,533 per student
Discovery Charter School booked $371,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 6 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 $67,455 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 15 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).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $355,000 | 95.7% |
| Special education | $16,000 | 4.3% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,318 in 2018-19, $3,063 in 2019-20, $3,604 in 2020-21, $4,396 in 2021-22, $3,533 in 2022-23.
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 Discovery Charter School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading and 20-24% 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.
| Subject | This district | New Jersey | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 55-59% | 48.6% | |
| Math | 20-24% | 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, 99 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Charter School | 99 | 15.8 | 75.8% | 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 Discovery Charter School
- Website: discoverycs.org
- Phone: (973) 623-0222
- Office: 240 Halsey St., Newark, NJ 07102
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 Discovery Charter School
- New Jersey districts by spending per studentDiscovery Charter School ranks 210 of 320 New Jersey districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($24,390).#210 of 320
- Every school district in New JerseyDiscovery Charter School is the number 652 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 105 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#652 of 672
- Office of Education Juvenile Justice CommissionThe next larger New Jersey district: 106 students in fall 2022.
- Somerset County Educational Services Commission School DistrThe next smaller New Jersey district: 102 students in fall 2022.
- Compare Discovery Charter School with Office of Education Juvenile Justice CommissionEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Teacher salary spending across New JerseyDiscovery Charter School spent $67,455 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$67,455
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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 Discovery Charter School
How many schools and students are in Discovery Charter School?
One school was open in 2024-25 (1 middle), enrolling 99 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Discovery Charter School spend per student?
$24,390 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.Where does Discovery Charter School's money come from?
$2,719,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 9.3% state, 67.4% local and 23.3% federal (NCES F-33).How much does Discovery Charter School spend on teacher salaries?
$371,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,533 per student. Divided by the 6 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $67,455 per teacher, more than 15 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).How do students in Discovery Charter School do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Discovery Charter School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading and 20-24% 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.What is Discovery Charter School's NCES district ID?
3400020. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
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