Abstract: This comparative analysis of revenues in charter and district schools in New Jersey finds that charter schools in the state receive 23 percent less than district schools. Newark and Trenton charter schools faced the most severe inequities with Newark receiving 44 percent less in total per pupil revenue than the city's school district and Trenton's charters receiving 38 percent less than district schools. Funding for the state's Abbott districts (poorest urban districts), a revenue stream charters are not eligible to receive, is a key source of the funding disparity. As in other states, local and state funding for capital and debt service contributes to the funding inequity between districts and charters.
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