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Englishtown, New Jersey - 8 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District #480 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,566 per pupil, Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District ranks #503 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,715
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$21,566
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District operates 8 public schools serving 4,715 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 middle, 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 Monmouth County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,566 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 65.4% local, 29.8% state, and 4.9% 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 31/100, ranked #480 of 587 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 487.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 6.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.8% White, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wemrock Brook School, with a diversity index of 55.0/100.
Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School accounts for 25.6% of all Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District student enrollment
That concentration means Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District school enrollment varies 3.9× across entities
Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District school enrollment ranges from 306 students (lowest) to 1,207 students (highest), a spread of 901 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.
Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District student-counselor ratio is 487:1 — 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.
Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District chronic absenteeism rate is 6.5% — 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 Manalapan-Englishtown Regional 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 Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District?
Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District has 8 schools, including 2 middle, 5 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 4,715 students.
How much does Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District spend per student?
Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District spends $21,566 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #480 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District?
Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District students are 70.8% White, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% Asian, 2.0% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District?
Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #480 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.