An equity score of 37/100 ranks Phillip's Academy Charter School #427 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,915 per pupil, Phillip's Academy Charter School ranks #534 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
Phillip's Academy Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 639 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 $21,915 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 56.7% local, 18.4% state, and 24.9% 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 37/100, ranked #427 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 730:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.1% African American, 14.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Philip's Academy Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Phillip's Academy Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Phillip's Academy Charter School a distant remainder — means Phillip's 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.
Phillip's Academy Charter School reports 52.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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.
Phillip's Academy Charter School student-counselor ratio is 730:1 — 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.
Phillip's Academy Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 10.8% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Phillip's 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 Phillip's Academy Charter School?
Phillip's Academy Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 639 students.
How much does Phillip's Academy Charter School spend per student?
Phillip's Academy Charter School spends $21,915 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #427 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Phillip's Academy Charter School?
Phillip's Academy Charter School students are 84.1% African American, 14.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, 0.3% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Phillip's Academy Charter School?
Phillip's Academy Charter School has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #427 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.