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Plainfield, New Jersey - 1 schools
An equity score of 5/100 ranks Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La #582 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,515 per pupil, Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La ranks #648 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
Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La operates 1 public schools serving 334 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 $14,515 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 83.9% local, 6.3% state, and 9.8% 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 5/100, ranked #582 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.
a 304:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 21.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.2% African American, 36.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Union County Teams Charter School accounts for 91.0% of all Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La a distant remainder — means Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La-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.
Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 71.6% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La student-counselor ratio is 304:1 — 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 Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La is typically wider than the Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La-aggregate figure suggests.
Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La chronic absenteeism rate is 21.7% — 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 Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La is typically wider than the Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La'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 Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La?
Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 334 students.
How much does Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La spend per student?
Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La spends $14,515 per student. The district has an equity score of 5/100, ranking #582 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La?
Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La students are 61.2% African American, 36.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La?
Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La has an equity score of 5/100, ranking #582 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.