An equity score of 31/100 ranks Foundation Academy Charter School #481 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,603 per pupil, Foundation Academy Charter School ranks #548 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
Foundation Academy Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 1,044 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 Mercer County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,603 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 72.1% local, 16.0% state, and 11.9% 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 31/100, ranked #481 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 1155:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.6% Hispanic or Latino, 46.8% African American, 1.1% White across the district's schools.
Foundation Academy Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Foundation Academy Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Foundation Academy Charter School a distant remainder — means Foundation Academy 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.
Foundation Academy Charter School reports 61.5% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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.
Foundation Academy Charter School student-counselor ratio is 1155:1 — 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.
Foundation Academy Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 29.3% — 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 Foundation Academy Charter School is typically wider than the Foundation Academy Charter School-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Foundation Academy 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 Foundation Academy Charter School?
Foundation Academy Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,044 students.
How much does Foundation Academy Charter School spend per student?
Foundation Academy Charter School spends $21,603 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #481 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Foundation Academy Charter School?
Foundation Academy Charter School students are 50.6% Hispanic or Latino, 46.8% African American, 1.1% White, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Foundation Academy Charter School?
Foundation Academy Charter School has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #481 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.