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Whiting, New Jersey - 6 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Manchester Township School District #157 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,614 per pupil, Manchester Township School District ranks #293 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,849
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$24,614
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Manchester Township School District operates 6 public schools serving 2,849 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 1 high, 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 Ocean County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,614 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 68.9% local, 25.5% state, and 5.6% 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 63/100, ranked #157 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 680.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.5% White, 35.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Manchester Regional Day School, with a diversity index of 65.5/100.
Manchester Township High School accounts for 32.6% of all Manchester Township School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Manchester Township School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Manchester Township School District school enrollment varies 17× across entities
Manchester Township School District school enrollment ranges from 56 students (lowest) to 947 students (highest), a spread of 891 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Manchester Township School District student-counselor ratio is 681:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Manchester Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.8% — 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 Manchester Township School District is typically wider than the Manchester Township School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Manchester 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 Manchester Township School District?
Manchester Township School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 2,849 students.
How much does Manchester Township School District spend per student?
Manchester Township School District spends $24,614 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #157 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Manchester Township School District?
Manchester Township School District students are 46.5% White, 35.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% African American, 3.1% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Manchester Township School District?
Manchester Township School District has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #157 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.