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Absecon, New Jersey - 2 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Absecon Public Schools District #162 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,983 per pupil, Absecon Public Schools District ranks #394 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Absecon Public Schools District operates 2 public schools serving 952 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Atlantic County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,983 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending. See how New Jersey compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 51.1% local, 37.7% state, and 11.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 63/100, ranked #162 of 587 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 454:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.7% White, 31.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is H Ashton Marsh, enrolling 516 students (57% of the district's total enrollment).
H Ashton Marsh accounts for 54.2% of all Absecon Public Schools District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Absecon Public Schools District a distant remainder — means Absecon Public Schools District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Absecon Public Schools District student-counselor ratio is 454:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Absecon Public Schools District chronic absenteeism rate is 13.9% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Absecon Public Schools District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Absecon Public Schools District?
Absecon Public Schools District has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 952 students.
How much does Absecon Public Schools District spend per student?
Absecon Public Schools District spends $22,983 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #162 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Absecon Public Schools District?
Absecon Public Schools District students are 43.7% White, 31.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% African American, 7.7% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Absecon Public Schools District?
Absecon Public Schools District has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #162 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.