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Berkeley Heights, New Jersey - 6 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Berkeley Heights School District #368 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,496 per pupil, Berkeley Heights School District ranks #240 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,479
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$25,496
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Berkeley Heights School District operates 6 public schools serving 2,479 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Union County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,496 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 75.7% local, 23.0% state, and 1.2% 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 43/100, ranked #368 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (24 AP courses district-wide), a 375.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 7.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.2% White, 19.0% Asian, 14.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mary Kay Mcmillin Early Childhood Center, with a diversity index of 67.2/100.
Its largest campus is Governor Livingston High School, enrolling 849 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mountain Park School, at 224 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Governor Livingston High School accounts for 34.2% of all Berkeley Heights School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Berkeley Heights 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.
Berkeley Heights School District school enrollment varies 3.8× across entities
Berkeley Heights School District school enrollment ranges from 224 students (lowest) to 849 students (highest), a spread of 625 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.
Berkeley Heights School District student-counselor ratio is 375:1 — 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.
Berkeley Heights School District chronic absenteeism rate is 7.5% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Berkeley Heights 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 Berkeley Heights School District?
Berkeley Heights School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,479 students.
How much does Berkeley Heights School District spend per student?
Berkeley Heights School District spends $25,496 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #368 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Berkeley Heights School District?
Berkeley Heights School District students are 56.2% White, 19.0% Asian, 14.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Berkeley Heights School District?
Berkeley Heights School District has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #368 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.