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Perth Amboy, New Jersey - 1 schools
An equity score of 3/100 ranks Middlesex County Stem Charter School #584 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,305 per pupil, Middlesex County Stem Charter School ranks #644 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
Middlesex County Stem Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 462 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 Middlesex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,305 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 87.7% local, 1.6% state, and 10.7% 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 3/100, ranked #584 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 184.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 8.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.0% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% African American, 3.8% White across the district's schools.
Middlesex County Stem Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Middlesex County Stem Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Middlesex County Stem Charter School a distant remainder — means Middlesex County Stem Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Middlesex County Stem Charter School student-counselor ratio is 185:1 — 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.
Middlesex County Stem Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 8.4% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Middlesex County Stem 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 Middlesex County Stem Charter School?
Middlesex County Stem Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 462 students.
How much does Middlesex County Stem Charter School spend per student?
Middlesex County Stem Charter School spends $15,305 per student. The district has an equity score of 3/100, ranking #584 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Middlesex County Stem Charter School?
Middlesex County Stem Charter School students are 76.0% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% African American, 3.8% White, 3.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Middlesex County Stem Charter School?
Middlesex County Stem Charter School has an equity score of 3/100, ranking #584 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.