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Figure 1. Poor (<250% Poverty Level) and Non-poor Children in Private Schools in NJ (2008). Large numbers of “poor” private schooled children (about 13,000). Data Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey 2008 (www.ipums.org). Figure 2.
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Figure 1. Poor (<250% Poverty Level) and Non-poor Children in Private Schools in NJ (2008) Large numbers of “poor” private schooled children (about 13,000) Data Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey 2008 (www.ipums.org)
Figure 2. New Jersey Public Use Micro Data Areas Ranked by Highest Total Enrolled Children in Private Schools in 2008 Lakewood 51.6% of low income children are in private schools Data Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey 2008 (www.ipums.org) For a map of PUMA designations in NJ, see http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/puma/puma2k/nj_puma5.pdf
Figure 3. Density & Income Status of Private Schooled Children in New Jersey Density of Private School Students (All) Density of Private School Students (<250% Pov. Inc.) Over 17,000 “poor” private schooled children (about 8% of state total) Over 10,000 “poor” private schooled children (over 20% of state total) Data Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey 2008 (www.ipums.org)
Figure 4. Public and Private School Enrollment (2008) in Lakewood, NJ Most Lakewood children are currently in private schools Data Source: U.S. Census,American Community Survey 2008 http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/acs08/acsdownload.aspx
Figure 5. Lakewood Public Schools Demographics The public school district in Lakewood is minority white (13% by 2007)! Data Source: http://www.nj.com/news/bythenumbers/
Figure 6. All Private Schools in Lakewood, Enrollment & % White Enrollment In this predominantly minority public school district, Jewish schools in Lakewood are almost entirely homogeneous, and most private schooled children in Lakewood are in these schools! Data Source: NCES Private School Survey
Figure 7. Estimated Maximum Private School Voucher Allocation to Lakewood Jewish Schools (assuming 100% already enrolledqualify) A $67 million payout! Data Source: NCES Private School Survey
Figure 8. Low Estimate of Private School Voucher Allocation to Lakewood Private Schools (assuming only those below 100% poverty threshold qualify) A $30 million payout! Data Source: US Census, School District Demographics System (ACS 2008) http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/acs08/acsdownload.aspx