Other / mixed grade configuration · Jersey City, NJ

Jersey City Golden Door Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Jersey City Golden Door Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340003400305Charter school
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
38
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
34
📋 Attendance
61
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Jersey City Golden Door Charter School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 92% of New Jersey schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New Jersey schools.

#5 of 28
schools in Jersey City · Resource Index
41
Resource Index · Typical
15.4:1
large classes for New Jersey
33.4%
free-lunch eligible

Jersey City Golden Door Charter School has class sizes larger than 92% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Jersey City Golden Door Charter School ranks #5 of 28 schools in Jersey City, NJ.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+19 students YoY

Jersey City Golden Door Charter School held near 687 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+19 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 43.6 → 36.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+19 students YoY 340003400305 · Jersey City, NJ Other · MID · CHARTER

662 enr · 15.4:1 · 33.4% lunch · RII 41

Nearest enrollment peer: Orange Beach Middlehigh School (662 students)

Jersey City Golden Door Charter School held near 687 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+19 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 43.6 → 36.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Jersey City Golden Door Charter School compares

Jersey City Golden Door Charter School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.4:1 ▲ 31% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 33.4% ▲ 13% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 662 top 23% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.4:1
Leaner classes than 43% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
662
Bigger than 78% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
33.4%
free-lunch eligible - 13% above the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
15.4:1
students per teacher - 31% above state mean
Top 92% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 8% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
15.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$18,346
per pupil, district-wide - below New Jersey avg of $26,225
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 331 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 15 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Asian 38.5%
Hispanic or Latino 28.7%
African American 18.7%
White 11.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or More 0.5%

Largest group: Asian at 38.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 72.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 72.1, Jersey City Golden Door Charter School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

District finance for Jersey City Golden Door Charter School reports $18,346 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Jersey City

3 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Jersey City Golden Door Charter School

How many students attend Jersey City Golden Door Charter School?

Jersey City Golden Door Charter School has 662 students enrolled. It is a public school in Jersey City, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 668 (2022-23) → 687 (2023-24), nearly flat (+19).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Jersey City Golden Door Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Jersey City Golden Door Charter School is 15.4:1, which is 31% higher than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 2% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Jersey City Golden Door Charter School?

33.4% of students at Jersey City Golden Door Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Jersey City Golden Door Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Jersey City Golden Door Charter School is Asian at 38.5% of enrollment, in Jersey City, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 72.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Jersey City Golden Door Charter School?

Jersey City Golden Door Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Jersey City Golden Door Charter School rank among schools in Jersey City?

By Resource Investment Index, Jersey City Golden Door Charter School ranks #5 of 28 schools in Jersey City, NJ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Jersey City on the city page.

What other schools are in Jersey City Golden Door Charter School?

None; Jersey City Golden Door Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Jersey City Golden Door Charter School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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