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Deal, New Jersey - 1 schools
At $30,830 per pupil, Deal Boro School District ranks #69 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$30,830
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Deal Boro School District operates 1 public schools serving 160 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $30,830 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 41.4% local, 54.1% state, and 4.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 160:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 13.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.1% White, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Deal Elementary School, enrolling 160 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Deal Elementary School accounts for 100.0% of all Deal Boro School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Deal Boro School District a distant remainder — means Deal Boro School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Deal Boro School District student-counselor ratio is 160:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Deal Boro School District chronic absenteeism rate is 13.1% — 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.
How many schools are in Deal Boro School District?
Deal Boro School District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 160 students.
How much does Deal Boro School District spend per student?
Deal Boro School District spends $30,830 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Deal Boro School District?
Deal Boro School District students are 73.1% White, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% African American, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.