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Delanco, New Jersey - 2 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Delanco Township School District #524 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,432 per pupil, Delanco Township School District ranks #562 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
371
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$20,432
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Delanco Township School District operates 2 public schools serving 371 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Burlington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,432 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 57.4% local, 35.1% state, and 7.5% 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 26/100, ranked #524 of 587 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 355:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.6% White, 24.8% African American, 19.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
M. Joan Pearson Elementary School accounts for 73.3% of all Delanco Township School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Delanco Township School District a distant remainder — means Delanco Township 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.
Delanco Township School District student-counselor ratio is 355:1 — 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.
Delanco Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.8% — 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 Delanco Township School District is typically wider than the Delanco Township School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Delanco 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 Delanco Township School District?
Delanco Township School District has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 371 students.
How much does Delanco Township School District spend per student?
Delanco Township School District spends $20,432 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #524 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Delanco Township School District?
Delanco Township School District students are 45.6% White, 24.8% African American, 19.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Delanco Township School District?
Delanco Township School District has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #524 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.