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Edison, New Jersey - 19 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Edison Township School District #534 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,030 per pupil, Edison Township School District ranks #582 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
16,807
Total Enrollment
19
Schools
$20,030
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Edison Township School District operates 19 public schools serving 16,807 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 elementary, 4 middle, 2 high, 2 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Middlesex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,030 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 65.4% local, 29.0% state, and 5.7% 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 23/100, ranked #534 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 19 schools offering Advanced Placement (56 AP courses district-wide), a 501.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.0% Asian, 16.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is James Monroe Elementary School, with a diversity index of 73.8/100.
Its largest campus is John P. Stevens High School, enrolling 2,687 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Edison Early Learning Center, at 52 students, a 52x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
John P. Stevens High School accounts for 16.0% of all Edison Township School District student enrollment
That concentration means Edison Township School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Edison Township School District school enrollment varies 52× across entities
Edison Township School District school enrollment ranges from 52 students (lowest) to 2,687 students (highest), a spread of 2,635 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Edison Township School District student-counselor ratio is 501:1 — 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.
Edison Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 11.7% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Edison 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 Edison Township School District?
Edison Township School District has 19 schools, including 2 high, 4 middle, 11 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 16,807 students.
How much does Edison Township School District spend per student?
Edison Township School District spends $20,030 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #534 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Edison Township School District?
Edison Township School District students are 62.0% Asian, 16.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% African American, 8.3% White, averaged across 19 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Edison Township School District?
Edison Township School District has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #534 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.