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Hamilton, New Jersey - 1 schools
An equity score of 22/100 ranks Pace Charter School of Hamilton #548 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,358 per pupil, Pace Charter School of Hamilton ranks #632 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
Pace Charter School of Hamilton operates 1 public schools serving 439 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 Mercer County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,358 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 71.1% local, 12.7% state, and 16.2% 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 22/100, ranked #548 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 463:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% African American, 6.9% White across the district's schools.
Pace Charter School of Hamilton accounts for 100.0% of all Pace Charter School of Hamilton student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pace Charter School of Hamilton a distant remainder — means Pace Charter School of Hamilton-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.
Pace Charter School of Hamilton student-counselor ratio is 463:1 — 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.
Pace Charter School of Hamilton chronic absenteeism rate is 12.1% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Pace Charter School of Hamilton'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 Pace Charter School of Hamilton?
Pace Charter School of Hamilton has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 439 students.
How much does Pace Charter School of Hamilton spend per student?
Pace Charter School of Hamilton spends $16,358 per student. The district has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #548 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Pace Charter School of Hamilton?
Pace Charter School of Hamilton students are 72.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% African American, 6.9% White, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pace Charter School of Hamilton?
Pace Charter School of Hamilton has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #548 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.