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Princeton, New Jersey - 1 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Princeton Charter School #523 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,007 per pupil, Princeton Charter School ranks #539 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
Princeton Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 424 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 $21,007 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 76.5% local, 17.9% state, and 5.7% 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 26/100, ranked #523 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 423:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 4.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.3% Asian, 26.5% White, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Princeton Charter School, enrolling 423 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Princeton Charter School accounts for 99.8% of all Princeton Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Princeton Charter School a distant remainder — means Princeton Charter School-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.
Princeton Charter School student-counselor ratio is 423:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Princeton Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 4.3% — 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.
Princeton Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 424 students.
How much does Princeton Charter School spend per student?
Princeton Charter School spends $21,007 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #523 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Princeton Charter School?
Princeton Charter School students are 51.3% Asian, 26.5% White, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Princeton Charter School?
Princeton Charter School has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #523 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.