An equity score of 58/100 ranks Edgewater Park Township School District #214 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,640 per pupil, Edgewater Park Township School District ranks #360 of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
973
Total Enrollment
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$24,640
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Edgewater Park Township School District operates 2 public schools serving 973 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Burlington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,640 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending. See how New Jersey compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 42.2% local, 52.0% state, and 5.9% 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 58/100, ranked #214 of 586 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 354.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 33.6% White, 31.5% African American, 26.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Mildred Magowan Elementary School accounts for 58.3% of all Edgewater Park Township School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Edgewater Park Township School District a distant remainder — means Edgewater Park Township School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Edgewater Park Township School District student-counselor ratio is 354:1 — 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.
Edgewater Park Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.1% — 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 Edgewater Park Township School District is typically wider than the Edgewater Park Township School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Edgewater Park 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 Edgewater Park Township School District?
Edgewater Park Township School District has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 973 students.
How much does Edgewater Park Township School District spend per student?
Edgewater Park Township School District spends $24,640 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #214 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Edgewater Park Township School District?
Edgewater Park Township School District students are 33.6% White, 31.5% African American, 26.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Edgewater Park Township School District?
Edgewater Park Township School District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #214 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.