An equity score of 23/100 ranks Passaic Arts and Science Charter School #534 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,282 per pupil, Passaic Arts and Science Charter School ranks #621 of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,944
Total Enrollment
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$19,282
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Passaic Arts and Science Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 1,944 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 Passaic County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,282 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 65 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 73.2% local, 9.2% state, and 17.6% 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 23/100, ranked #534 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 (1 AP courses district-wide), a 1087.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 9.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% African American, 5.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Passaic Arts and Science Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Passaic Arts and Science Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Passaic Arts and Science Charter School a distant remainder — means Passaic Arts and Science 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.
Passaic Arts and Science Charter School reports 63.9% 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.
Passaic Arts and Science Charter School student-counselor ratio is 1088:1 — 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.
Passaic Arts and Science Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 9.3% — 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 Passaic Arts and Science 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 Passaic Arts and Science Charter School?
Passaic Arts and Science Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,944 students.
How much does Passaic Arts and Science Charter School spend per student?
Passaic Arts and Science Charter School spends $19,282 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #534 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Passaic Arts and Science Charter School?
Passaic Arts and Science Charter School students are 83.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% African American, 5.3% Asian, 4.6% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Passaic Arts and Science Charter School?
Passaic Arts and Science Charter School has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #534 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.