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Newark, New Jersey - 1 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Great Oaks Legacy Charter School #331 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,857 per pupil, Great Oaks Legacy Charter School ranks #343 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
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 2,012 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 Essex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,857 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 68.7% local, 11.6% state, and 19.7% 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 47/100, ranked #331 of 587 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 542.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.1% African American, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% White across the district's schools.
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Great Oaks Legacy Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Great Oaks Legacy Charter School a distant remainder — means Great Oaks Legacy Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 67.8% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School student-counselor ratio is 542:1 — 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.
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 25.2% — 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 Great Oaks Legacy Charter School is typically wider than the Great Oaks Legacy Charter School-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Great Oaks Legacy 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 Great Oaks Legacy Charter School?
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,012 students.
How much does Great Oaks Legacy Charter School spend per student?
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School spends $23,857 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #331 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Great Oaks Legacy Charter School?
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School students are 85.1% African American, 14.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% White, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Great Oaks Legacy Charter School?
Great Oaks Legacy Charter School has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #331 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.