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Ewing, New Jersey - 5 schools
An equity score of 69/100 ranks Ewing Township School District #97 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,522 per pupil, Ewing Township School District ranks #175 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,545
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$26,522
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ewing Township School District operates 5 public schools serving 3,545 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Mercer County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,522 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 62.2% local, 32.3% state, and 5.6% 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 69/100, ranked #97 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 442.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.3% African American, 30.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Francis Lore Elementary School, with a diversity index of 74.0/100.
Its largest campus is Ewing High School, enrolling 1,118 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Ewing High School accounts for 31.3% of all Ewing Township School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ewing 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.
Ewing Township School District school enrollment varies 2.7× across entities
Ewing Township School District school enrollment ranges from 418 students (lowest) to 1,118 students (highest), a spread of 700 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Ewing Township School District student-counselor ratio is 442:1 — 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.
Ewing Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 16.1% — 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 Ewing Township School District is typically wider than the Ewing Township School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Ewing 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 Ewing Township School District?
Ewing Township School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 3,545 students.
How much does Ewing Township School District spend per student?
Ewing Township School District spends $26,522 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #97 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Ewing Township School District?
Ewing Township School District students are 42.3% African American, 30.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% White, 3.7% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ewing Township School District?
Ewing Township School District has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #97 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.