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Newark, Delaware - 1 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Newark Charter School #34 of 40 districts in Delaware (state average 39). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,745 per pupil, Newark Charter School ranks #31 of 42 Delaware districts by per-pupil spending (Delaware districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Newark Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 2,987 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Delaware. 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 New Castle County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,745 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 42 Delaware districts by per-pupil spending. See how Delaware compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.6% local, 62.8% state, and 7.6% 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 24/100, ranked #34 of 40 in Delaware against a state average of 39, 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 (24 AP courses district-wide), a 345.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 5.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.5% White, 17.6% Asian, 15.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Newark Charter School, enrolling 3,109 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Newark Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Newark Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Newark Charter School a distant remainder — means Newark 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.
Newark Charter School student-counselor ratio is 345:1 — 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 Newark Charter School is typically wider than the Newark Charter School-aggregate figure suggests.
Newark Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 5.9% — 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.
Newark Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,987 students.
How much does Newark Charter School spend per student?
Newark Charter School spends $13,745 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #34 in Delaware.
What is the demographic composition of Newark Charter School?
Newark Charter School students are 52.5% White, 17.6% Asian, 15.1% African American, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Newark Charter School?
Newark Charter School has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #34 out of 40 districts in Delaware.