An equity score of 44/100 ranks Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School #366 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,121 per pupil, Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School ranks #319 of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 380 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 Hudson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,121 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 74.5% local, 9.4% state, and 16.1% 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 44/100, ranked #366 of 586 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 191.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 36.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.2% African American, 21.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School a distant remainder — means Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School reports 75.3% 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.
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School student-counselor ratio is 192:1 — 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.
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 36.6% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Dr Lena Edwards Academic 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 Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School?
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 380 students.
How much does Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School spend per student?
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School spends $25,121 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #366 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School?
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School students are 76.2% African American, 21.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School?
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #366 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.