An equity score of 45/100 ranks Englewood Cliffs School District #352 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $36,328 per pupil, Englewood Cliffs School District ranks #32 of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
399
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$36,328
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Englewood Cliffs School District operates 2 public schools serving 399 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 $36,328 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 65 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 78.1% local, 20.5% state, and 1.4% 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 45/100, ranked #352 of 586 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 413:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 1.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.6% Asian, 26.1% White, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Upper School, enrolling 264 students (64% of the district's total enrollment).
Upper School accounts for 63.9% of all Englewood Cliffs School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Englewood Cliffs School District a distant remainder — means Englewood Cliffs School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Englewood Cliffs School District student-counselor ratio is 413:1 — 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.
Englewood Cliffs School District chronic absenteeism rate is 1.8% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Englewood Cliffs 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 Englewood Cliffs School District?
Englewood Cliffs School District has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 399 students.
How much does Englewood Cliffs School District spend per student?
Englewood Cliffs School District spends $36,328 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #352 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Englewood Cliffs School District?
Englewood Cliffs School District students are 62.6% Asian, 26.1% White, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Englewood Cliffs School District?
Englewood Cliffs School District has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #352 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.