Forest Hill School vs Octavio V. Catto Community Family School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Forest Hill School Octavio V. Catto Community Family School
Location CAMDEN, NJ CAMDEN, NJ
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary other
Enrollment 339 593
Student:Teacher Ratio 9.9:1 10.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 74.8% 66.4%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Forest Hill School Octavio V. Catto Community Family School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $46,480 $46,480
District Camden City School District Camden City School District

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Forest Hill School Octavio V. Catto Community Family School
White 0.9% 1.2%
African American 64.3% 21.6%
Hispanic or Latino 32.7% 74.4%
Asian 0.3% 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.2%
Multiracial 1.5% 1.0%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Forest Hill School Octavio V. Catto Community Family School
AP Courses Offered
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 339:1 593:1
Chronic Absenteeism 87.6% 37.9%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.