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Bogota, New Jersey - 4 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Bogota Public School District #312 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,476 per pupil, Bogota Public School District ranks #420 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,381
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$22,476
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bogota Public School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,381 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 middle 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 Bergen County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,476 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 46.3% local, 43.3% state, and 10.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 49/100, ranked #312 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 431.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.7% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% White, 7.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lillian M. Steen, with a diversity index of 48.2/100.
Its largest campus is Bogota Jr./Sr. High School, enrolling 475 students (36% of the district's total enrollment).
Bogota Jr./Sr. High School accounts for 34.4% of all Bogota Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bogota Public 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.
Bogota Public School District school enrollment varies 2.9× across entities
Bogota Public School District school enrollment ranges from 166 students (lowest) to 475 students (highest), a spread of 309 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.
Bogota Public School District student-counselor ratio is 431:1 — 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.
Bogota Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 11.4% — 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 Bogota Public 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 Bogota Public School District?
Bogota Public School District has 4 schools, including 3 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,381 students.
How much does Bogota Public School District spend per student?
Bogota Public School District spends $22,476 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #312 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Bogota Public School District?
Bogota Public School District students are 73.7% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% White, 7.7% African American, 6.5% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bogota Public School District?
Bogota Public School District has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #312 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.