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Williamstown, New Jersey - 6 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Monroe Township Public School District #407 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,109 per pupil, Monroe Township Public School District ranks #578 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,804
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$20,109
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Monroe Township Public School District operates 6 public schools serving 5,804 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 1 high, 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 Gloucester County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,109 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 43.1% local, 50.5% state, and 6.4% 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 39/100, ranked #407 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (22 AP courses district-wide), a 446.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.4% White, 18.0% African American, 17.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Holly Glen Elementary School, with a diversity index of 67.3/100.
Its largest campus is Williamstown High School, enrolling 1,769 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Whitehall Elementary School, at 390 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Williamstown High School accounts for 30.5% of all Monroe Township Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Monroe 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.
Monroe Township Public School District school enrollment varies 4.5× across entities
Monroe Township Public School District school enrollment ranges from 390 students (lowest) to 1,769 students (highest), a spread of 1,379 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.
Monroe Township Public School District student-counselor ratio is 446:1 — 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.
Monroe Township Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.8% — 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 Monroe 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 Monroe Township Public School District?
Monroe Township Public School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 5,804 students.
How much does Monroe Township Public School District spend per student?
Monroe Township Public School District spends $20,109 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #407 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Monroe Township Public School District?
Monroe Township Public School District students are 55.4% White, 18.0% African American, 17.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Monroe Township Public School District?
Monroe Township Public School District has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #407 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.