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Brookside, New Jersey - 2 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Mendham Township School District #233 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $29,828 per pupil, Mendham Township School District ranks #85 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
760
Total Enrollment
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$29,828
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mendham Township School District operates 2 public schools serving 760 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Morris County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $29,828 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 79.9% local, 19.0% state, and 1.1% 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 57/100, ranked #233 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 318.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 5.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.9% White, 7.1% Asian, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Mendham Township Elementary School accounts for 57.7% of all Mendham Township School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mendham Township School District a distant remainder — means Mendham Township 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.
Mendham Township School District student-counselor ratio is 319:1 — 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 Mendham Township School District is typically wider than the Mendham Township School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Mendham Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 5.3% — 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 Mendham 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 Mendham Township School District?
Mendham Township School District has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 760 students.
How much does Mendham Township School District spend per student?
Mendham Township School District spends $29,828 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #233 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Mendham Township School District?
Mendham Township School District students are 82.9% White, 7.1% Asian, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mendham Township School District?
Mendham Township School District has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #233 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.