An equity score of 35/100 ranks Pride Academy Charter School District #445 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,391 per pupil, Pride Academy Charter School District ranks #559 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
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 $21,391 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 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 35/100, ranked #445 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.
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 largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Pride Academy Charter School District reports 69.9% 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.
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 $21,391 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #445 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 35/100, ranking #445 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.