An equity score of 31/100 ranks Unity Charter School #484 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,863 per pupil, Unity Charter School ranks #486 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
Unity Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 263 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 Morris County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,863 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 76.2% local, 15.7% state, and 8.1% 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 31/100, ranked #484 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 85.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 7.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 36.7% Asian, 29.7% White, 14.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Unity Charter School, enrolling 256 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Unity Charter School accounts for 97.3% of all Unity Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Unity Charter School a distant remainder — means Unity 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.
Unity Charter School student-counselor ratio is 85:1 — 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.
Unity Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 7.8% — 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.
Unity Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 263 students.
How much does Unity Charter School spend per student?
Unity Charter School spends $22,863 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #484 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Unity Charter School?
Unity Charter School students are 36.7% Asian, 29.7% White, 14.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.7% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Unity Charter School?
Unity Charter School has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #484 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.