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Bradley Beach, New Jersey - 1 schools
An equity score of 85/100 ranks Bradley Beach School District #12 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $36,274 per pupil, Bradley Beach School District ranks #23 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Bradley Beach School District operates 1 public schools serving 205 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 Monmouth County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $36,274 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 65 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 68.0% local, 23.3% state, and 8.7% 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 85/100, ranked #12 of 587 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 193:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 13.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.1% Hispanic or Latino, 30.1% White, 6.2% African American across the district's schools.
Bradley Beach Elementary School accounts for 94.1% of all Bradley Beach School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bradley Beach School District a distant remainder — means Bradley Beach 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.
Bradley Beach School District student-counselor ratio is 193:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Bradley Beach School District chronic absenteeism rate is 13.5% — 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 Bradley Beach 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 Bradley Beach School District?
Bradley Beach School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 205 students.
How much does Bradley Beach School District spend per student?
Bradley Beach School District spends $36,274 per student. The district has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #12 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Bradley Beach School District?
Bradley Beach School District students are 61.1% Hispanic or Latino, 30.1% White, 6.2% African American, 2.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bradley Beach School District?
Bradley Beach School District has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #12 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.