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Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey - 7 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Egg Harbor Township School District #178 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,593 per pupil, Egg Harbor Township School District ranks #235 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,556
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$25,593
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Egg Harbor Township School District operates 7 public schools serving 7,556 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high 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 Atlantic County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,593 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 44.7% local, 48.2% state, and 7.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 61/100, ranked #178 of 587 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (27 AP courses district-wide), a 299.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 16.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 37.7% White, 32.2% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fernwood Avenue Middle School, with a diversity index of 74.0/100.
Its largest campus is Egg Harbor Township High School, enrolling 2,279 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Bargaintown Preschool, at 258 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Egg Harbor Township High School accounts for 30.2% of all Egg Harbor Township School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Egg Harbor 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.
Egg Harbor Township School District school enrollment varies 8.8× across entities
Egg Harbor Township School District school enrollment ranges from 258 students (lowest) to 2,279 students (highest), a spread of 2,021 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Egg Harbor Township School District student-counselor ratio is 300:1 — 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 Egg Harbor Township School District is typically wider than the Egg Harbor Township School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Egg Harbor Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 16.0% — 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 Egg Harbor Township School District is typically wider than the Egg Harbor Township School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Egg Harbor 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 Egg Harbor Township School District?
Egg Harbor Township School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 2 elementary, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 7,556 students.
How much does Egg Harbor Township School District spend per student?
Egg Harbor Township School District spends $25,593 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #178 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Egg Harbor Township School District?
Egg Harbor Township School District students are 37.7% White, 32.2% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 11.0% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Egg Harbor Township School District?
Egg Harbor Township School District has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #178 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.