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Bayonne, New Jersey - 13 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Bayonne School District #300 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,344 per pupil, Bayonne School District ranks #517 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,383
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$21,344
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bayonne School District operates 13 public schools serving 10,383 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 combined, 2 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Hudson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,344 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 34.7% local, 54.5% state, and 10.9% 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 50/100, ranked #300 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 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (23 AP courses district-wide), a 363.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.5% White, 29.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lincoln Community School #5, with a diversity index of 74.5/100.
Its largest campus is Bayonne High School, enrolling 2,830 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Bayonne Alternative High School, at 109 students, a 26x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bayonne High School accounts for 27.3% of all Bayonne School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bayonne 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.
Bayonne School District school enrollment varies 26× across entities
Bayonne School District school enrollment ranges from 109 students (lowest) to 2,830 students (highest), a spread of 2,721 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bayonne School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Bayonne School District student-counselor ratio is 363:1 — 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.
Bayonne School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Bayonne School District is typically wider than the Bayonne School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Bayonne School District has 13 schools, including 2 high, 11 combined. Total enrollment is 10,383 students.
How much does Bayonne School District spend per student?
Bayonne School District spends $21,344 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #300 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Bayonne School District?
Bayonne School District students are 40.5% White, 29.8% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% African American, 8.2% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bayonne School District?
Bayonne School District has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #300 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.