An equity score of 45/100 ranks Little Ferry Public School District #349 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,931 per pupil, Little Ferry Public School District ranks #274 of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Little Ferry Public School District operates 2 public schools serving 806 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Bergen County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,931 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending. See how New Jersey compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 66.7% local, 28.1% state, and 5.2% 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 45/100, ranked #349 of 586 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.
and 8.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.6% Hispanic or Latino, 25.3% White, 17.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Washington Elementary School, enrolling 469 students (57% of the district's total enrollment).
Washington Elementary School accounts for 57.1% of all Little Ferry Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Little Ferry Public School District a distant remainder — means Little Ferry Public School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Little Ferry Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.7% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Little Ferry 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 Little Ferry Public School District?
Little Ferry Public School District has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 806 students.
How much does Little Ferry Public School District spend per student?
Little Ferry Public School District spends $25,931 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #349 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Little Ferry Public School District?
Little Ferry Public School District students are 52.6% Hispanic or Latino, 25.3% White, 17.0% Asian, 2.8% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Little Ferry Public School District?
Little Ferry Public School District has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #349 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.