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Mays Landing, New Jersey - 1 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Atlantic County Vocational School District #369 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,794 per pupil, Atlantic County Vocational School District ranks #550 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,756
Total Enrollment
1
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$20,794
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Atlantic County Vocational School District operates 1 public schools serving 1,756 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $20,794 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 40.0% local, 50.3% state, and 9.7% 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 43/100, ranked #369 of 587 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 370.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.2% Hispanic or Latino, 29.8% White, 14.7% African American across the district's schools.
Atlantic County Institute of Technology accounts for 100.0% of all Atlantic County Vocational School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Atlantic County Vocational School District a distant remainder — means Atlantic County Vocational School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Atlantic County Vocational School District student-counselor ratio is 370:1 — 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.
Atlantic County Vocational School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.8% — 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 Atlantic County Vocational School 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 Atlantic County Vocational School District?
Atlantic County Vocational School District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,756 students.
How much does Atlantic County Vocational School District spend per student?
Atlantic County Vocational School District spends $20,794 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #369 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Atlantic County Vocational School District?
Atlantic County Vocational School District students are 42.2% Hispanic or Latino, 29.8% White, 14.7% African American, 7.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Atlantic County Vocational School District?
Atlantic County Vocational School District has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #369 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.