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Trenton, New Jersey - 1 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities #448 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,219 per pupil, Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities ranks #571 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
Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities operates 1 public schools serving 432 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 $20,219 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half 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 72.9% local, 13.3% state, and 13.8% 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 35/100, ranked #448 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 272.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 9.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.7% Hispanic or Latino, 26.4% Asian, 0.2% African American across the district's schools.
Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities accounts for 100.0% of all Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities a distant remainder — means Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities-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.
Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 94.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities student-counselor ratio is 273:1 — 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 Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities is typically wider than the Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities-aggregate figure suggests.
Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities chronic absenteeism rate is 9.2% — 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 Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities'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 Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities?
Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 432 students.
How much does Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities spend per student?
Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities spends $20,219 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #448 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities?
Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities students are 72.7% Hispanic or Latino, 26.4% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities?
Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #448 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.