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Haddon Heights, New Jersey - 4 schools
An equity score of 21/100 ranks Haddon Heights School District #553 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,153 per pupil, Haddon Heights School District ranks #575 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,491
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$20,153
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Haddon Heights School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,491 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 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 Camden County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,153 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 71.0% local, 23.8% state, and 5.2% 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 21/100, ranked #553 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 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 179.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 3.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.4% White, 10.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Haddon Heights Jr./Sr. High School, with a diversity index of 54.5/100.
Its largest campus is Haddon Heights Jr./Sr. High School, enrolling 926 students (64% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Atlantic Avenue, at 125 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Haddon Heights Jr./Sr. High School accounts for 62.1% of all Haddon Heights School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Haddon Heights School District a distant remainder — means Haddon Heights School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Haddon Heights School District school enrollment varies 7.4× across entities
Haddon Heights School District school enrollment ranges from 125 students (lowest) to 926 students (highest), a spread of 801 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.
Haddon Heights School District student-counselor ratio is 179:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Haddon Heights School District chronic absenteeism rate is 3.4% — 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 Haddon Heights 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 Haddon Heights School District?
Haddon Heights School District has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,491 students.
How much does Haddon Heights School District spend per student?
Haddon Heights School District spends $20,153 per student. The district has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #553 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Haddon Heights School District?
Haddon Heights School District students are 78.4% White, 10.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% African American, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Haddon Heights School District?
Haddon Heights School District has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #553 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.