An equity score of 26/100 ranks Morris County Vocational School District #516 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,872 per pupil, Morris County Vocational School District ranks #485 of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,261
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$22,872
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Morris County Vocational School District operates 6 public schools serving 1,261 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 high 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 Morris County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,872 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending. See how New Jersey compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 73.5% local, 18.7% state, and 7.9% 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 26/100, ranked #516 of 586 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 6 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (112 AP courses district-wide), a 102.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 3.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.0% White, 27.3% Asian, 11.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Morris County School of Technology, with a diversity index of 66.8/100.
Its largest campus is Morris County School of Technology, enrolling 885 students (67% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Academy for Biotechnology, at 13 students, a 68x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Morris County School of Technology accounts for 67.0% of all Morris County Vocational School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Morris County Vocational School District a distant remainder — means Morris County Vocational School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Morris County Vocational School District school enrollment varies 68× across entities
Morris County Vocational School District school enrollment ranges from 13 students (lowest) to 885 students (highest), a spread of 872 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.
Morris County Vocational School District student-counselor ratio is 102:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Morris County Vocational School District chronic absenteeism rate is 3.3% — 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 Morris County Vocational 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 Morris County Vocational School District?
Morris County Vocational School District has 6 schools, including 6 high. Total enrollment is 1,261 students.
How much does Morris County Vocational School District spend per student?
Morris County Vocational School District spends $22,872 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #516 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Morris County Vocational School District?
Morris County Vocational School District students are 53.0% White, 27.3% Asian, 11.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Morris County Vocational School District?
Morris County Vocational School District has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #516 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.