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Hillsborough, New Jersey - 9 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Hillsborough Township Public School District #450 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,628 per pupil, Hillsborough Township Public School District ranks #500 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,265
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$21,628
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hillsborough Township Public School District operates 9 public schools serving 7,265 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Somerset County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,628 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 63.1% local, 32.9% state, and 4.0% 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 34/100, ranked #450 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 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (31 AP courses district-wide), a 363.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 7.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 39.4% White, 36.8% Asian, 13.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sunnymead Elementary School, with a diversity index of 73.2/100.
Its largest campus is Hillsborough High School, enrolling 2,377 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Woodfern Elementary School, at 311 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hillsborough High School accounts for 32.7% of all Hillsborough Township Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hillsborough Township Public 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.
Hillsborough Township Public School District school enrollment varies 7.6× across entities
Hillsborough Township Public School District school enrollment ranges from 311 students (lowest) to 2,377 students (highest), a spread of 2,066 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.
Hillsborough Township Public School District student-counselor ratio is 363:1 — 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.
Hillsborough Township Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 7.0% — 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 Hillsborough Township Public 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 Hillsborough Township Public School District?
Hillsborough Township Public School District has 9 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 7,265 students.
How much does Hillsborough Township Public School District spend per student?
Hillsborough Township Public School District spends $21,628 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #450 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Hillsborough Township Public School District?
Hillsborough Township Public School District students are 39.4% White, 36.8% Asian, 13.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% African American, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hillsborough Township Public School District?
Hillsborough Township Public School District has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #450 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.