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Marlboro, New Jersey - 8 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Marlboro Township School District #397 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,933 per pupil, Marlboro Township School District ranks #333 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,537
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$23,933
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Marlboro Township School District operates 8 public schools serving 4,537 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 $23,933 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 69.0% local, 26.5% state, and 4.5% 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 40/100, ranked #397 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 447.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.7% White, 23.6% Asian, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Marlboro Memorial Middle School, with a diversity index of 60.6/100.
Its largest campus is Marlboro Middle School, enrolling 935 students (21% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is David C Abbott Early Learning Center, at 218 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Marlboro Middle School accounts for 20.6% of all Marlboro Township School District student enrollment
That concentration means Marlboro Township 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.
Marlboro Township School District school enrollment varies 4.3× across entities
Marlboro Township School District school enrollment ranges from 218 students (lowest) to 935 students (highest), a spread of 717 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.
Marlboro Township School District student-counselor ratio is 448:1 — 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.
Marlboro Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 10.4% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Marlboro 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 Marlboro Township School District?
Marlboro Township School District has 8 schools, including 2 middle, 5 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 4,537 students.
How much does Marlboro Township School District spend per student?
Marlboro Township School District spends $23,933 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #397 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Marlboro Township School District?
Marlboro Township School District students are 63.7% White, 23.6% Asian, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Marlboro Township School District?
Marlboro Township School District has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #397 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.