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The Gray Charter School

NEWARK, NJ · Essex County · KG-08

Authorized by NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

City
Status
open
NCES ID
340006400373
Opened
Closed
Latest enrollment
339(2023-2024)
Address
55 LIBERTY STREET, NEWARK 07102
Student–teacher ratio
21.2:1(16 FTE, 2023-2024)

Contact

Phone
(973)824-6661
Website
graycharterschool.com

Student demographics

2023-2024 · NCES CCD
Hispanic / Latino61%
Black37%
White1%
Asian1%
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible62%

Federal poverty indicator (CCD-033) — this school participates in CEP/Provision, where every student receives free meals regardless of household income.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2023-24 School Membership + Lunch Program files. Percentages may not sum to exactly 100 due to rounding and non-reporting cells.

Charter history

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Enrollment trend

  • 2023-2024
    339
    CCD
  • 2022-2023
    344
    CCD
  • 2021-2022
    355
    CCD
  • 2020-2021
    364
    CCD

Organization & finances

Operating nonprofit
GRAY CHARTER
IRS EIN
223626543
501(c)(3) since
1999
Fiscal yearRevenueExpensesAssets (EOY)Exec comp
2023$8.2M$7.7M$3.3M$445K
2022$7.5M$6.9M$2.8M$590K
2021$6.7M$6.5M$2.1M$590K

"Exec comp" is aggregate compensation for all current officers, directors, and trustees from the org's most-recent Form 990. Per-officer breakdowns are in the linked 990 PDFs. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (IRS Form 990 data).

Top-paid leadership (FY 2024)

NameTitleHours/wkTotal comp
VERNA GRAYFOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR35$264K
CHRISTOPHER PRINGLEASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/BOARD SECRETARY35$241K
IAN FALLSTICHSCHOOL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR10$20K

Total compensation = base + bonus from this nonprofit + comp from related orgs + estimated other (retirement, benefits, deferred). Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII Section A.

Board of directors

  • PAULO DASILVEIRABOARD PRESIDENT
  • CHARLES HALL JRBOARD MEMBER
  • RASHIDAH SABURBOARD MEMBER
  • JACQUELYN LAKEBOARD MEMEBER

Sources & references

Complaints

Formal complaint records, where public, will appear here.