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Middlesex, New Jersey - 6 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Middlesex Borough School District #323 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,292 per pupil, Middlesex Borough School District ranks #377 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,044
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$23,292
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Middlesex Borough School District operates 6 public schools serving 2,044 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Middlesex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,292 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 53.3% local, 40.9% state, and 5.8% 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 48/100, ranked #323 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 221.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 15.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.8% Hispanic or Latino, 38.1% White, 9.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Watchung Elementary School, with a diversity index of 70.8/100.
Its largest campus is Middlesex High School, enrolling 597 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Parker Elementary School, at 192 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Middlesex High School accounts for 29.2% of all Middlesex Borough School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Middlesex Borough 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.
Middlesex Borough School District school enrollment varies 3.1× across entities
Middlesex Borough School District school enrollment ranges from 192 students (lowest) to 597 students (highest), a spread of 405 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.
Middlesex Borough School District student-counselor ratio is 221:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Middlesex Borough School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.5% — 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 Middlesex Borough School District is typically wider than the Middlesex Borough School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Middlesex Borough 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 Middlesex Borough School District?
Middlesex Borough School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,044 students.
How much does Middlesex Borough School District spend per student?
Middlesex Borough School District spends $23,292 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #323 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Middlesex Borough School District?
Middlesex Borough School District students are 40.8% Hispanic or Latino, 38.1% White, 9.3% Asian, 7.7% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Middlesex Borough School District?
Middlesex Borough School District has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #323 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.