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Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey - 3 schools
An equity score of 70/100 ranks Little Egg Harbor Township School District #86 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,295 per pupil, Little Egg Harbor Township School District ranks #308 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,666
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$24,295
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Little Egg Harbor Township School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,666 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 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 Ocean County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,295 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 36.1% local, 49.6% state, and 14.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 70/100, ranked #86 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.
a 430:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.9% White, 12.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Frog Pond Elementary School, with a diversity index of 36.9/100.
Its largest campus is Frog Pond Elementary School, enrolling 780 students (46% of the district's total enrollment).
Frog Pond Elementary School accounts for 46.4% of all Little Egg Harbor Township School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Little Egg Harbor Township School District a distant remainder — means Little Egg Harbor Township School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Little Egg Harbor Township School District school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Little Egg Harbor Township School District school enrollment ranges from 318 students (lowest) to 780 students (highest), a spread of 462 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.
Little Egg Harbor Township School District student-counselor ratio is 430:1 — 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.
Little Egg Harbor Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.2% — 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 Little Egg Harbor Township School District is typically wider than the Little Egg Harbor Township School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Little Egg Harbor 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 Little Egg Harbor Township School District?
Little Egg Harbor Township School District has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,666 students.
How much does Little Egg Harbor Township School District spend per student?
Little Egg Harbor Township School District spends $24,295 per student. The district has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #86 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Little Egg Harbor Township School District?
Little Egg Harbor Township School District students are 78.9% White, 12.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Little Egg Harbor Township School District?
Little Egg Harbor Township School District has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #86 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.