An equity score of 34/100 ranks The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District #456 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,712 per pupil, The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District ranks #540 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
The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District operates 1 public schools serving 257 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 Union County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,712 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 68.9% local, 14.2% state, and 16.9% 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 34/100, ranked #456 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 179:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 12.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.2% Hispanic or Latino, 25.7% African American, 0.3% White across the district's schools.
The Barack Obama Green Charter High School accounts for 100.0% of all The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District a distant remainder — means The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District-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.
The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District reports 52.1% 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.
The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District student-counselor ratio is 179:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.3% — 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 The Barack Obama Green Charter High 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 The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District?
The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 257 students.
How much does The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District spend per student?
The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District spends $21,712 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #456 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District?
The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District students are 73.2% Hispanic or Latino, 25.7% African American, 0.3% White, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District?
The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #456 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.