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Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey - 6 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Lacey Township School District #338 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,668 per pupil, Lacey Township School District ranks #407 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,832
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$22,668
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lacey Township School District operates 6 public schools serving 3,832 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 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 Ocean County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,668 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 55.7% local, 37.5% state, and 6.8% 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 46/100, ranked #338 of 587 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (36 AP courses district-wide), a 379.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.0% White, 12.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Forked River Elementary School, with a diversity index of 38.5/100.
Its largest campus is Lacey Township High School, enrolling 1,119 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Lacey Township High School accounts for 28.6% of all Lacey Township School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lacey 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.
Lacey Township School District school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
Lacey Township School District school enrollment ranges from 432 students (lowest) to 1,119 students (highest), a spread of 687 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.
Lacey Township School District student-counselor ratio is 380:1 — 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.
Lacey Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 16.9% — 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 Lacey Township School District is typically wider than the Lacey Township School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Lacey 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 Lacey Township School District?
Lacey Township School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,832 students.
How much does Lacey Township School District spend per student?
Lacey Township School District spends $22,668 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #338 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Lacey Township School District?
Lacey Township School District students are 81.0% White, 12.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lacey Township School District?
Lacey Township School District has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #338 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.