An equity score of 28/100 ranks Ocean Academy Charter School #504 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,273 per pupil, Ocean Academy Charter School ranks #570 of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Ocean Academy Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 450 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 Ocean County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,273 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 77.5% local, 6.2% state, and 16.3% 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 28/100, ranked #504 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.
a 551:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 9.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% African American, 3.1% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Ocean Academy Charter School, enrolling 551 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Ocean Academy Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Ocean Academy Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Ocean Academy Charter School a distant remainder — means Ocean Academy Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Ocean Academy Charter School reports 73.6% 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.
Ocean Academy Charter School student-counselor ratio is 551:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Ocean Academy Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 9.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in Ocean Academy Charter School?
Ocean Academy Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 450 students.
How much does Ocean Academy Charter School spend per student?
Ocean Academy Charter School spends $21,273 per student. The district has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #504 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Ocean Academy Charter School?
Ocean Academy Charter School students are 88.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% African American, 3.1% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ocean Academy Charter School?
Ocean Academy Charter School has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #504 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.