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Millville, New Jersey - 9 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Millville School District #111 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,273 per pupil, Millville School District ranks #312 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,090
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$24,273
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Millville School District operates 9 public schools serving 5,090 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 high, 1 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 Cumberland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,273 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 18.2% local, 71.4% state, and 10.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 67/100, ranked #111 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 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 245.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 27.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 33.8% Hispanic or Latino, 31.1% African American, 27.1% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is R. M. Bacon Elementary School, with a diversity index of 71.7/100.
Its largest campus is Millville Senior High School, enrolling 1,687 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Memorial High School, at 6 students, a 281x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Millville Senior High School accounts for 33.1% of all Millville School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Millville 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.
Millville School District school enrollment varies 281× across entities
Millville School District school enrollment ranges from 6 students (lowest) to 1,687 students (highest), a spread of 1,681 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Millville School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 64.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Millville School District student-counselor ratio is 246:1 — 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.
Millville School District chronic absenteeism rate is 27.9% — 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 Millville School District is typically wider than the Millville School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Millville School District?
Millville School District has 9 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,090 students.
How much does Millville School District spend per student?
Millville School District spends $24,273 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #111 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Millville School District?
Millville School District students are 33.8% Hispanic or Latino, 31.1% African American, 27.1% White, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Millville School District?
Millville School District has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #111 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.