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Asbury Park, New Jersey - 4 schools
An equity score of 96/100 ranks Asbury Park School District #3 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $44,140 per pupil, Asbury Park School District ranks #8 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,541
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$44,140
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Asbury Park School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,541 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Monmouth County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $44,140 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 65 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 15.0% local, 70.0% state, and 14.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 96/100, ranked #3 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 221.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 42.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.1% Hispanic or Latino, 45.0% African American, 3.0% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, with a diversity index of 57.3/100.
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School accounts for 28.7% of all Asbury Park School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Asbury Park School 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.
Asbury Park School District school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Asbury Park School District school enrollment ranges from 195 students (lowest) to 443 students (highest), a spread of 248 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Asbury Park School District student-counselor ratio is 222:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Asbury Park School District chronic absenteeism rate is 42.1% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
How many schools are in Asbury Park School District?
Asbury Park School District has 4 schools, including 3 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,541 students.
How much does Asbury Park School District spend per student?
Asbury Park School District spends $44,140 per student. The district has an equity score of 96/100, ranking #3 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Asbury Park School District?
Asbury Park School District students are 50.1% Hispanic or Latino, 45.0% African American, 3.0% White, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Asbury Park School District?
Asbury Park School District has an equity score of 96/100, ranking #3 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.