An equity score of 32/100 ranks North Star Academy Charter School #467 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,296 per pupil, North Star Academy Charter School ranks #447 of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,350
Total Enrollment
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$23,296
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
North Star Academy Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 6,350 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 $23,296 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending. See how New Jersey compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 78.0% local, 7.1% state, and 14.9% 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 32/100, ranked #467 of 586 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (23 AP courses district-wide), a 479.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 81.4% African American, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% White across the district's schools.
North Star Academy Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all North Star Academy Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of North Star Academy Charter School a distant remainder — means North Star Academy Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
North Star Academy Charter School reports 72.2% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
North Star Academy Charter School student-counselor ratio is 480:1 — 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.
Comparisons are relative to North Star Academy 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 North Star Academy Charter School?
North Star Academy Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 6,350 students.
How much does North Star Academy Charter School spend per student?
North Star Academy Charter School spends $23,296 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #467 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of North Star Academy Charter School?
North Star Academy Charter School students are 81.4% African American, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% White, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North Star Academy Charter School?
North Star Academy Charter School has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #467 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.