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Demarest, New Jersey - 3 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Demarest School District #419 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,333 per pupil, Demarest School District ranks #246 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
Demarest School District operates 3 public schools serving 773 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 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 Bergen County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,333 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 77.3% local, 20.6% state, and 2.1% 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 38/100, ranked #419 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 290:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 3.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.9% White, 35.9% Asian, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Luther Lee Emerson School, with a diversity index of 58.5/100.
Its largest campus is Demarest Middle School, enrolling 359 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Demarest Middle School accounts for 44.8% of all Demarest School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Demarest 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.
Demarest School District student-counselor ratio is 290:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Demarest School District is typically wider than the Demarest School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Demarest School District chronic absenteeism rate is 3.3% — 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.
Demarest School District has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 773 students.
How much does Demarest School District spend per student?
Demarest School District spends $25,333 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #419 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Demarest School District?
Demarest School District students are 55.9% White, 35.9% Asian, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Demarest School District?
Demarest School District has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #419 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.