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Lumberton, New Jersey - 3 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Lumberton Township Board of Education #325 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,090 per pupil, Lumberton Township Board of Education ranks #325 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,235
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$24,090
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lumberton Township Board of Education operates 3 public schools serving 1,235 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 combined, 1 middle 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 $24,090 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 53.5% local, 40.5% state, and 6.0% 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 48/100, ranked #325 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.
a 252.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 17.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 39.7% White, 26.6% African American, 17.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ashbrook Elementary School, with a diversity index of 73.3/100.
Its largest campus is Bobby's Run Elementary School, enrolling 457 students (39% of the district's total enrollment).
Bobby's Run Elementary School accounts for 37.0% of all Lumberton Township Board of Education student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lumberton Township Board of Education-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.
Lumberton Township Board of Education student-counselor ratio is 253:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Lumberton Township Board of Education is typically wider than the Lumberton Township Board of Education-aggregate figure suggests.
Lumberton Township Board of Education chronic absenteeism rate is 17.1% — 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 Lumberton Township Board of Education is typically wider than the Lumberton Township Board of Education-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Lumberton Township Board of Education's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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