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East Orange, New Jersey - 1 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Pride Academy Charter School District #431 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,120 per pupil, Pride Academy Charter School District ranks #530 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
Pride Academy Charter School District operates 1 public schools serving 299 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 Essex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,120 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 72.0% local, 17.2% state, and 10.8% 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 37/100, ranked #431 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.
and 10.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.7% African American, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pride Academy Charter School, enrolling 300 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Pride Academy Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Pride Academy Charter School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pride Academy Charter School District a distant remainder — means Pride Academy Charter School District-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.
Pride Academy Charter School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 69.9% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Pride Academy Charter School District chronic absenteeism rate is 10.0% — 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 Pride Academy Charter School District'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 Pride Academy Charter School District?
Pride Academy Charter School District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 299 students.
How much does Pride Academy Charter School District spend per student?
Pride Academy Charter School District spends $21,120 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #431 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Pride Academy Charter School District?
Pride Academy Charter School District students are 93.7% African American, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pride Academy Charter School District?
Pride Academy Charter School District has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #431 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.