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Magnolia, New Jersey - 1 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Magnolia School District #142 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,012 per pupil, Magnolia School District ranks #393 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Magnolia School District operates 1 public schools serving 399 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Camden County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,012 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 41.7% local, 48.8% state, and 9.5% 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 65/100, ranked #142 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 396:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 44.3% White, 22.0% African American, 21.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Magnolia, enrolling 396 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Magnolia accounts for 99.2% of all Magnolia School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Magnolia School District a distant remainder — means Magnolia School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Magnolia School District student-counselor ratio is 396:1 — 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.
Magnolia School District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.6% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Magnolia School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 399 students.
How much does Magnolia School District spend per student?
Magnolia School District spends $23,012 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #142 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Magnolia School District?
Magnolia School District students are 44.3% White, 22.0% African American, 21.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Magnolia School District?
Magnolia School District has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #142 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.