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Data Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey 2008 (www.ipums.org)

Figure 1. Poor (<250% Poverty Level) and Non-poor Children in Private Schools in NJ (2008)

Large numbers of “poor” private schooled children

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1 1203 1,088 8,744 10,470 20,302 51.6% 1,673 18,438 17,269 37,380 46.2% 61%2 502 681 8,268 1,458 10,407 14.0% 860 33,127 6,523 40,510 16.1% 22%3 305 318 3,693 727 4,738 15.3% 762 30,171 6,215 37,148 16.7% 12%4 501 1,207 14,501 1,619 17,327 9.3% 1,296 20,010 6,155 27,461 22.4% 26%5 2302 75 5,467 1,318 6,860 19.2% 157 24,520 6,066 30,743 19.7% 22%6 301 158 1,212 1,115 2,485 44.9% 421 7,153 5,734 13,308 43.1% 19%7 2202 126 12,879 1,395 14,400 9.7% 764 36,972 5,622 43,358 13.0% 25%8 2103 333 9,204 1,276 10,813 11.8% 1,465 22,520 5,518 29,503 18.7% 23%9 1404 352 6,123 1,116 7,591 14.7% 917 21,296 4,683 26,896 17.4% 24%

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Children in Families below 250% Poverty Level All Children 5 to 18

Figure 2. New Jersey Public Use Micro Data Areas Ranked by Highest Total Enrolled Children in Private Schools in 2008

Lakewood51.6% of low income

children are in private schools

For a map of PUMA designations in NJ, see http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/puma/puma2k/nj_puma5.pdf

Data Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey 2008 (www.ipums.org)

Over 10,000 “poor” private schooled

children (over 20% of state total)

Over 17,000 “poor” private schooled

children (about 8% of state total)

Density of Private School Students (<250% Pov. Inc.)Density of Private School Students (All)

Figure 3. Density & Income Status of Private Schooled Children in New Jersey

Data Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey 2008 (www.ipums.org)

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Data Source: U.S. Census, American Community Survey 2008http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/acs08/acsdownload.aspx

Figure 4. Public and Private School Enrollment (2008) in Lakewood, NJ

Most Lakewood children are currently in private schools

Pct. 2000 2007 2000 2007White 1,569 717 30% 13%Black 1,909 1,749 37% 32%Hispanic 1,618 2,897 31% 53%Native Am. 33 31 1% 1%Asian 58 58 1% 1%TOTAL 5,186 5,452 Pct. Poor 55% 60% Diversity* 68 60

Data Source: http://www.nj.com/news/bythenumbers/

Figure 5. Lakewood Public Schools Demographics

The public school district in Lakewood is minority white (13% by 2007)!

PSS_INST PSS_ENROLL_TK12 PSS_WHITE_PCTALPHA SCHOOL 55 78.18LAKEWOOD CHEDER SCHOOL BOYS 3373 99.58BAIS TOVA INC 520 100BNOS YAAKON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 462 100BAIS FAIGA PARK AVENUE CAMPUS 430 100BAIS SHAINDEL HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS 428 100TALMUD TORAH BAIS AVROHOM 427 100YESHIVA TIFERES TORAH 424 99.06BAIS YAAKOV HIGH SCHOOL OF LAKEWOOD 412 100YESHIVA ORCHOS CHAIM 410BAIS ROCHEL 391 100TORAH INSTITUTE OF LAKEWOOD / YESHIVA BAIS HATORAH 325 100CALVARY ACADEMY 292 67.81BAIS YAAKOV BNOS RIVKA 273BAIS REUVAIN KAMINETZ OF LAKEWOOD 226TASHBAR OF LAKEWOOD 225 100HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL 395 80.25KIDDIE UNIVERSITY 22UNITED TALMUDICAL ACADEMY 225LEHMANN SCHOOL & TECH ED CENTER 37 70.27YESHIVA MASORAS AVOS 193 95.85YESHIVA NESIVOS OHR 175 100NEW ROAD SCHOOL 50OCEAN DAY SCHOOL 31 67.74SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN W/ HIDDEN INTELLIGENCE 104 100BNOS BINA GIRLS SCHOOL 173 100NEW JERSEY CENTER FOR JUDAIC STUDY 165 98.79YESHIVA KETER TORAH 161 100BNOS BROCHA 147BNOS MELECH 144 100CHEDER BNAI TORAH 124 100TALMUD TORAH OHR ELCHONON 121 100YESHIVA KEREN HATORAH 113 100YESHIVA TOPRAS EMES 99 100YESHIVA TORAS EMES 98 100YESHIVAS OHR YISSOCHOR 68 100CHINUCH L'BANOS 67 100MESIVTA KESER TORAH 67 97.01BAIS YAAKOV ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 59 100

Data Source: NCES Private School Survey

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!

PSS_INST LoGrade HiGrade K-8 Enrollment 9 - 12 Enrollment K-8 Vouchers 9 - 12 VouchersBAIS FAIGA PARK AVENUE CAMPUS 2 7 430 0 2,580,000$ -$ BAIS REUVAIN KAMINETZ OF LAKEWOOD 3 13 226 0 1,356,000$ -$ BAIS ROCHEL 2 13 391 0 2,346,000$ -$ BAIS SHAINDEL HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS 14 17 0 428 -$ 3,852,000$ BAIS TOVA INC 3 12 520 0 3,120,000$ -$ BAIS YAAKOV BNOS RIVKA 2 10 272 0 1,632,000$ -$ BAIS YAAKOV ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3 13 59 0 354,000$ -$ BAIS YAAKOV HIGH SCHOOL OF LAKEWOOD 14 17 0 412 -$ 3,708,000$ BNOS BINA GIRLS SCHOOL 2 13 173 0 1,038,000$ -$ BNOS BROCHA 2 8 147 0 882,000$ -$ BNOS MELECH 3 8 144 0 864,000$ -$ BNOS YAAKON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 5 13 462 0 2,772,000$ -$ CHEDER BNAI TORAH 6 9 124 0 744,000$ -$ CHINUCH L'BANOS 3 8 67 0 402,000$ -$ LAKEWOOD CHEDER SCHOOL BOYS 3 13 3373 0 20,238,000$ -$ MESIVTA KESER TORAH 14 17 0 67 -$ 603,000$ NEW JERSEY CENTER FOR JUDAIC STUDY 13 17 13 152 78,000$ 1,368,000$ TALMUD TORAH BAIS AVROHOM 3 13 427 0 2,562,000$ -$ TALMUD TORAH OHR ELCHONON 3 10 121 0 726,000$ -$ TASHBAR OF LAKEWOOD 3 13 225 0 1,350,000$ -$ TORAH INSTITUTE OF LAKEWOOD / YESHIVA BAIS HATORAH 3 13 325 0 1,950,000$ -$ UNITED TALMUDICAL ACADEMY 3 13 225 0 1,350,000$ -$ YESHIVA KEREN HATORAH 14 17 0 113 -$ 1,017,000$ YESHIVA KETER TORAH 3 15 139 22 834,000$ 198,000$ YESHIVA MASORAS AVOS 2 13 193 0 1,158,000$ -$ YESHIVA NESIVOS OHR 3 11 175 0 1,050,000$ -$ YESHIVA ORCHOS CHAIM 3 13 410 0 2,460,000$ -$ YESHIVA TIFERES TORAH 3 13 424 0 2,544,000$ -$ YESHIVA TOPRAS EMES 3 9 99 0 594,000$ -$ YESHIVA TORAS EMES 5 9 98 0 588,000$ -$ YESHIVAS OHR YISSOCHOR 14 17 0 68 -$ 612,000$

TOTAL 55,572,000$ 11,358,000$

66,930,000$

Data Source: NCES Private School Survey

Figure 7. Estimated Maximum Private School Voucher Allocation to Lakewood Jewish Schools (assuming 100% already enrolled qualify)

A $67 million payout!

Figure 8.Low Estimate of Private School Voucher Allocation to Lakewood Private Schools(assuming only those below 100% poverty threshold qualify)

Data Source: US Census, School District Demographics System (ACS 2008)http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/acs08/acsdownload.aspx

Public Only All Private VouchersTotal: 5310 19670 14360Income in the past 12 months below the poverty level: 1585 6900 5315Enrolled in school: 1585 6900 5315Enrolled in nursery school, preschool 130 755 625Enrolled in kindergarten 85 1015 930 5,580,000$ Enrolled in grade 1 to grade 4 480 2325 1845 11,070,000$ Enrolled in grade 5 to grade 8 415 1555 1140 6,840,000$ Enrolled in grade 9 to grade 12 475 1250 775 6,975,000$ Enrolled in college undergraduate years 0 0 0Enrolled in graduate or professional school 0 0 0Not enrolled in school 0 0 0Income in the past 12 months at or above the poverty level: 3725 12770 9045Enrolled in school: 3725 12770 9045Enrolled in nursery school, preschool 260 1215 955Enrolled in kindergarten 285 1400 1115Enrolled in grade 1 to grade 4 1190 4180 2990Enrolled in grade 5 to grade 8 1050 3105 2055Enrolled in grade 9 to grade 12 915 2855 1940Enrolled in college undergraduate years 15 15 0Enrolled in graduate or professional school 0 0 0Not enrolled in school 0 0 0

TOTAL 30,465,000$

A $30 million payout!