An equity score of 24/100 ranks Lopatcong Township School District #529 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,793 per pupil, Lopatcong Township School District ranks #610 of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
738
Total Enrollment
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Lopatcong Township School District operates 2 public schools serving 738 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 Warren County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,793 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 65 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, 28.2% state, and 5.1% 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 24/100, ranked #529 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.
a 362:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.9% White, 20.5% African American, 17.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Lopatcong Elementary School, enrolling 389 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Lopatcong Elementary School accounts for 52.7% of all Lopatcong Township School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lopatcong Township School District a distant remainder — means Lopatcong Township 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.
Lopatcong Township School District student-counselor ratio is 362:1 — 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.
Lopatcong Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.0% — 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 Lopatcong Township School District is typically wider than the Lopatcong Township School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Lopatcong 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 Lopatcong Township School District?
Lopatcong Township School District has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 738 students.
How much does Lopatcong Township School District spend per student?
Lopatcong Township School District spends $19,793 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #529 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Lopatcong Township School District?
Lopatcong Township School District students are 50.9% White, 20.5% African American, 17.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lopatcong Township School District?
Lopatcong Township School District has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #529 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.