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Laurel Springs, New Jersey - 1 schools
At $20,881 per pupil, Laurel Springs School District ranks #545 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$20,881
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Laurel Springs School District operates 1 public schools serving 188 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 $20,881 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 45.6% local, 49.5% state, and 4.9% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.
a 447.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.1% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Laurel Springs School, enrolling 179 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Laurel Springs School accounts for 95.2% of all Laurel Springs School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Laurel Springs School District a distant remainder — means Laurel Springs 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.
Laurel Springs School District student-counselor ratio is 448:1 — 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.
Laurel Springs School District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.2% — 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 Laurel Springs School District is typically wider than the Laurel Springs School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Laurel Springs 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 Laurel Springs School District?
Laurel Springs School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 188 students.
How much does Laurel Springs School District spend per student?
Laurel Springs School District spends $20,881 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Laurel Springs School District?
Laurel Springs School District students are 58.1% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% African American, 3.9% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.