An equity score of 25/100 ranks Livingston Board of Education School District #520 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,849 per pupil, Livingston Board of Education School District ranks #413 of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,371
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$23,849
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Livingston Board of Education School District operates 9 public schools serving 6,371 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Essex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,849 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 73.8% local, 23.6% state, and 2.5% 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 25/100, ranked #520 of 586 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (37 AP courses district-wide), a 381.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 3.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.2% Asian, 38.0% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mount Pleasant Middle School, with a diversity index of 65.0/100.
Its largest campus is Livingston High School, enrolling 2,081 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mount Pleasant Elementary School, at 407 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Livingston High School accounts for 32.7% of all Livingston Board of Education School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Livingston Board of Education School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Livingston Board of Education School District school enrollment varies 5.1× across entities
Livingston Board of Education School District school enrollment ranges from 407 students (lowest) to 2,081 students (highest), a spread of 1,674 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.
Livingston Board of Education School District student-counselor ratio is 382:1 — 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.
Livingston Board of Education School District chronic absenteeism rate is 3.5% — 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 Livingston Board of Education 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 Livingston Board of Education School District?
Livingston Board of Education School District has 9 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 6,371 students.
How much does Livingston Board of Education School District spend per student?
Livingston Board of Education School District spends $23,849 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #520 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Livingston Board of Education School District?
Livingston Board of Education School District students are 47.2% Asian, 38.0% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% African American, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Livingston Board of Education School District?
Livingston Board of Education School District has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #520 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.