An equity score of 41/100 ranks The Village Charter School #393 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,944 per pupil, The Village Charter School ranks #533 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 Village Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 359 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 $21,944 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 63.0% local, 16.4% state, and 20.6% 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 41/100, ranked #393 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 180.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 33.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.2% African American, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is The Village Charter School, enrolling 361 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
The Village Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all The Village Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of The Village Charter School a distant remainder — means The Village Charter School-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.
The Village Charter School reports 55.2% 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 Village Charter School student-counselor ratio is 181:1 — 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 Village Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 33.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in The Village Charter School?
The Village Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 359 students.
How much does The Village Charter School spend per student?
The Village Charter School spends $21,944 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #393 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of The Village Charter School?
The Village Charter School students are 94.2% African American, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for The Village Charter School?
The Village Charter School has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #393 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.