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Somerset, New Jersey - 1 schools
An equity score of 2/100 ranks Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School #586 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,802 per pupil, Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School ranks #647 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
Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 604 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 Somerset County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,802 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 65 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 80.4% local, 11.8% state, and 7.8% 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 2/100, ranked #586 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 306.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 3.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.0% Asian, 13.9% White, 13.9% African American across the district's schools.
Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School a distant remainder — means Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School student-counselor ratio is 307:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School is typically wider than the Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School-aggregate figure suggests.
Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 3.9% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Thomas Edison Energysmart 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 Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School?
Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 604 students.
How much does Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School spend per student?
Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School spends $14,802 per student. The district has an equity score of 2/100, ranking #586 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School?
Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School students are 61.0% Asian, 13.9% White, 13.9% African American, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School?
Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School has an equity score of 2/100, ranking #586 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.