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An equity score of 77/100 ranks Commercial Township School District #45 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $31,351 per pupil, Commercial Township School District ranks #61 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
Commercial Township School District operates 1 public schools serving 481 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 Cumberland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $31,351 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 14.1% local, 72.3% state, and 13.5% 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 77/100, ranked #45 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 505:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.8% White, 19.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Commercial Township School, enrolling 505 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Commercial Township School accounts for 100.0% of all Commercial Township School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Commercial Township School District a distant remainder — means Commercial Township 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.
Commercial Township School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.0% 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.
Commercial Township School District student-counselor ratio is 505:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Commercial Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 18.6% — 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 Commercial Township School District is typically wider than the Commercial Township School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Commercial 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 Commercial Township School District?
Commercial Township School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 481 students.
How much does Commercial Township School District spend per student?
Commercial Township School District spends $31,351 per student. The district has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #45 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Commercial Township School District?
Commercial Township School District students are 63.8% White, 19.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Commercial Township School District?
Commercial Township School District has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #45 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.