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Leonardo, New Jersey - 16 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Middletown Township Public School District #352 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,858 per pupil, Middletown Township Public School District ranks #342 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,993
Total Enrollment
16
Schools
$23,858
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Middletown Township Public School District operates 16 public schools serving 8,993 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 4 combined, 3 middle, 2 high 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 $23,858 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 68.4% local, 26.7% 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 44/100, ranked #352 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 2 of 16 schools offering Advanced Placement (39 AP courses district-wide), a 195.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 8.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.3% White, 11.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ocean Avenue Elementary School, with a diversity index of 54.9/100.
Its largest campus is Middletown High School South, enrolling 1,406 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Navesink Elementary School, at 210 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Middletown High School South accounts for 15.6% of all Middletown Township Public School District student enrollment
That concentration means Middletown Township Public 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.
Middletown Township Public School District school enrollment varies 6.7× across entities
Middletown Township Public School District school enrollment ranges from 210 students (lowest) to 1,406 students (highest), a spread of 1,196 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.
Middletown Township Public School District student-counselor ratio is 196:1 — 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.
Middletown Township Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.6% — 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 Middletown Township Public 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 Middletown Township Public School District?
Middletown Township Public School District has 16 schools, including 2 high, 3 middle, 7 elementary, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 8,993 students.
How much does Middletown Township Public School District spend per student?
Middletown Township Public School District spends $23,858 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #352 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Middletown Township Public School District?
Middletown Township Public School District students are 80.3% White, 11.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian, 1.8% African American, averaged across 16 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Middletown Township Public School District?
Middletown Township Public School District has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #352 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.