An equity score of 52/100 ranks Boonton Township School District #288 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $28,916 per pupil, Boonton Township School District ranks #142 of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Boonton Township School District operates 1 public schools serving 394 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Morris County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $28,916 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending. See how New Jersey compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 81.9% local, 16.7% state, and 1.5% 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 52/100, ranked #288 of 586 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.
and 6.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.5% White, 11.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Rockaway Valley School, enrolling 396 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Rockaway Valley School accounts for 100.0% of all Boonton Township School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Boonton Township School District a distant remainder — means Boonton Township School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Boonton Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 6.1% — 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 Boonton Township 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 Boonton Township School District?
Boonton Township School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 394 students.
How much does Boonton Township School District spend per student?
Boonton Township School District spends $28,916 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #288 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Boonton Township School District?
Boonton Township School District students are 76.5% White, 11.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 0.5% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Boonton Township School District?
Boonton Township School District has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #288 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.