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An equity score of 24/100 ranks Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School #531 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,921 per pupil, Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School ranks #588 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
Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 585 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 Mercer County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,921 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 73.8% local, 13.7% state, and 12.5% 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 24/100, ranked #531 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 (2 AP courses district-wide), a 93.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 46.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.8% African American, 30.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% White across the district's schools.
Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School accounts for 96.1% of all Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School a distant remainder — means Trenton Stem-to-Civics 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.
Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 55.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School student-counselor ratio is 94:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 46.1% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Trenton Stem-to-Civics 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 Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School?
Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 585 students.
How much does Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School spend per student?
Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School spends $19,921 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #531 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School?
Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School students are 65.8% African American, 30.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% White, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School?
Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #531 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.