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Lawrenceville, New Jersey - 7 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Lawrence Township Public School District #214 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,937 per pupil, Lawrence Township Public School District ranks #216 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,711
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$25,937
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lawrence Township Public School District operates 7 public schools serving 3,711 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 combined, 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 Mercer County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,937 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 71.2% local, 23.2% state, and 5.6% 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 58/100, ranked #214 of 587 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (22 AP courses district-wide), a 265.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 11.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.0% White, 24.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lawrence High School, with a diversity index of 74.8/100.
Its largest campus is Lawrence High School, enrolling 1,225 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Eldridge Park School, at 212 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lawrence High School accounts for 33.0% of all Lawrence Township Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lawrence 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.
Lawrence Township Public School District school enrollment varies 5.8× across entities
Lawrence Township Public School District school enrollment ranges from 212 students (lowest) to 1,225 students (highest), a spread of 1,013 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.
Lawrence Township Public School District student-counselor ratio is 266:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Lawrence Township Public School District is typically wider than the Lawrence Township Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Lawrence Township Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 11.0% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Lawrence 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 Lawrence Township Public School District?
Lawrence Township Public School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 3,711 students.
How much does Lawrence Township Public School District spend per student?
Lawrence Township Public School District spends $25,937 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #214 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Lawrence Township Public School District?
Lawrence Township Public School District students are 42.0% White, 24.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 12.0% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lawrence Township Public School District?
Lawrence Township Public School District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #214 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.