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Moorestown, New Jersey - 6 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Moorestown Township Public School District #398 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,551 per pupil, Moorestown Township Public School District ranks #300 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,884
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$24,551
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Moorestown Township Public School District operates 6 public schools serving 3,884 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle 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 Burlington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,551 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 72.0% local, 24.4% state, and 3.6% 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 40/100, ranked #398 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 (27 AP courses district-wide), a 326.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 7.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.7% White, 13.8% Asian, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is South Valley Elementary School, with a diversity index of 58.0/100.
Its largest campus is Moorestown High School, enrolling 1,251 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mary E. Roberts Elementary School, at 339 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Moorestown High School accounts for 32.1% of all Moorestown Township Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Moorestown 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.
Moorestown Township Public School District school enrollment varies 3.7× across entities
Moorestown Township Public School District school enrollment ranges from 339 students (lowest) to 1,251 students (highest), a spread of 912 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.
Moorestown Township Public School District student-counselor ratio is 326:1 — 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 Moorestown Township Public School District is typically wider than the Moorestown Township Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Moorestown Township Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 7.0% — 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 Moorestown 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 Moorestown Township Public School District?
Moorestown Township Public School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 3,884 students.
How much does Moorestown Township Public School District spend per student?
Moorestown Township Public School District spends $24,551 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #398 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Moorestown Township Public School District?
Moorestown Township Public School District students are 64.7% White, 13.8% Asian, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Moorestown Township Public School District?
Moorestown Township Public School District has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #398 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.