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Shamong, New Jersey - 4 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Lenape Regional High School District #279 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,175 per pupil, Lenape Regional High School District ranks #194 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,659
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$26,175
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lenape Regional High School District operates 4 public schools serving 6,659 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 high 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 Burlington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,175 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 65.9% local, 30.8% state, and 3.3% 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 52/100, ranked #279 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 4 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (82 AP courses district-wide), a 176.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 12.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.8% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lenape High School, with a diversity index of 67.7/100.
Its largest campus is Cherokee High School, enrolling 2,082 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Cherokee High School accounts for 31.3% of all Lenape Regional High School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lenape Regional High 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.
Lenape Regional High School District student-counselor ratio is 176:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Lenape Regional High School District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.1% — 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 Lenape Regional High 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 Lenape Regional High School District?
Lenape Regional High School District has 4 schools, including 4 high. Total enrollment is 6,659 students.
How much does Lenape Regional High School District spend per student?
Lenape Regional High School District spends $26,175 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #279 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Lenape Regional High School District?
Lenape Regional High School District students are 69.8% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Asian, 6.7% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lenape Regional High School District?
Lenape Regional High School District has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #279 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.