An equity score of 25/100 ranks The Queen City Academy Charter School District #523 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,980 per pupil, The Queen City Academy Charter School District ranks #628 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 Queen City Academy Charter School District operates 1 public schools serving 403 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 $18,980 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 65 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 63.9% local, 12.4% state, and 23.6% 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 25/100, ranked #523 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.
a 189:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 28.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.9% Hispanic or Latino, 32.0% African American, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools.
The Queen City Academy Charter School accounts for 93.8% of all The Queen City Academy Charter School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of The Queen City Academy Charter School District a distant remainder — means The Queen City Academy Charter 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 Queen City Academy Charter School District reports 52.4% 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 Queen City Academy Charter School District student-counselor ratio is 189:1 — 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 Queen City Academy Charter School District chronic absenteeism rate is 28.3% — 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 The Queen City Academy Charter School District is typically wider than the The Queen City Academy Charter School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to The Queen City 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 The Queen City Academy Charter School District?
The Queen City Academy Charter School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 403 students.
How much does The Queen City Academy Charter School District spend per student?
The Queen City Academy Charter School District spends $18,980 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #523 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of The Queen City Academy Charter School District?
The Queen City Academy Charter School District students are 66.9% Hispanic or Latino, 32.0% African American, 0.8% Asian, 0.3% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for The Queen City Academy Charter School District?
The Queen City Academy Charter School District has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #523 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.