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Camden, New Jersey - 1 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Mastery Schools of Camden Inc. #124 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,215 per pupil, Mastery Schools of Camden Inc. ranks #314 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,880
Total Enrollment
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$24,215
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mastery Schools of Camden Inc. operates 1 public schools serving 2,880 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 Camden County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,215 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 4.5% local, 83.1% state, and 12.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 66/100, ranked #124 of 587 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, notably more 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 (7 AP courses district-wide), a 478.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% African American, 1.0% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Mastery Schools of Camden Inc., enrolling 2,873 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Mastery Schools of Camden Inc. accounts for 99.8% of all Mastery Schools of Camden Inc. student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mastery Schools of Camden Inc. a distant remainder — means Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.-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.
Mastery Schools of Camden Inc. has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 86.2% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Mastery Schools of Camden Inc. student-counselor ratio is 479:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Mastery Schools of Camden Inc. chronic absenteeism rate is 22.0% — 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 Mastery Schools of Camden Inc. is typically wider than the Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.'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 Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.?
Mastery Schools of Camden Inc. has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,880 students.
How much does Mastery Schools of Camden Inc. spend per student?
Mastery Schools of Camden Inc. spends $24,215 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #124 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.?
Mastery Schools of Camden Inc. students are 77.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% African American, 1.0% White, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.?
Mastery Schools of Camden Inc. has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #124 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.