An equity score of 50/100 ranks Hoboken Public School District #296 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,424 per pupil, Hoboken Public School District ranks #441 of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,170
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$23,424
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hoboken Public School District operates 5 public schools serving 3,170 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 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 Hudson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,424 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half 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 55.5% local, 37.6% state, and 6.9% 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 50/100, ranked #296 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 479.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.1% White, 28.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Thomas G. Connors Elementary School, with a diversity index of 69.1/100.
Its largest campus is Hoboken High School, enrolling 652 students (24% of the district's total enrollment).
Hoboken High School accounts for 20.6% of all Hoboken Public School District student enrollment
That concentration means Hoboken Public School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Hoboken Public School District student-counselor ratio is 480:1 — 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.
Hoboken Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.3% — 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 Hoboken 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 Hoboken Public School District?
Hoboken Public School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 3,170 students.
How much does Hoboken Public School District spend per student?
Hoboken Public School District spends $23,424 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #296 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Hoboken Public School District?
Hoboken Public School District students are 48.1% White, 28.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% African American, 9.0% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hoboken Public School District?
Hoboken Public School District has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #296 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.