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Jersey City, New Jersey - 1 schools
An equity score of 13/100 ranks Jersey City Golden Door Charter School #571 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,980 per pupil, Jersey City Golden Door Charter School ranks #637 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
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 668 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 Hudson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,980 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 65 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 70.2% local, 19.6% state, and 10.2% 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 13/100, ranked #571 of 587 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.
a 331:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 38.5% Asian, 28.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% African American across the district's schools.
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School accounts for 99.1% of all Jersey City Golden Door Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Jersey City Golden Door Charter School a distant remainder — means Jersey City Golden Door 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.
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School student-counselor ratio is 331:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Jersey City Golden Door Charter School is typically wider than the Jersey City Golden Door Charter School-aggregate figure suggests.
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 15.6% — 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 Jersey City Golden Door Charter School is typically wider than the Jersey City Golden Door Charter School-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Jersey City Golden Door 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 Jersey City Golden Door Charter School?
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 668 students.
How much does Jersey City Golden Door Charter School spend per student?
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School spends $15,980 per student. The district has an equity score of 13/100, ranking #571 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Jersey City Golden Door Charter School?
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School students are 38.5% Asian, 28.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% African American, 11.3% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jersey City Golden Door Charter School?
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School has an equity score of 13/100, ranking #571 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.