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Frelinghuysen, New Jersey - 1 schools
At $25,246 per pupil, Ridge and Valley Charter School ranks #257 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$25,246
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Ridge and Valley Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 130 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 Warren County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,246 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 78.9% local, 19.1% state, and 2.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
and 22.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.1% White, 13.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American across the district's schools.
Ridge and Valley Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Ridge and Valley Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Ridge and Valley Charter School a distant remainder — means Ridge and Valley 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.
Ridge and Valley Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 22.4% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Ridge and Valley Charter School is typically wider than the Ridge and Valley Charter School-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Ridge and Valley 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 Ridge and Valley Charter School?
Ridge and Valley Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 130 students.
How much does Ridge and Valley Charter School spend per student?
Ridge and Valley Charter School spends $25,246 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Ridge and Valley Charter School?
Ridge and Valley Charter School students are 73.1% White, 13.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American, 1.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.