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Mount Arlington, New Jersey - 2 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Mount Arlington Public School District #199 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $28,957 per pupil, Mount Arlington Public School District ranks #97 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
343
Total Enrollment
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$28,957
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mount Arlington Public School District operates 2 public schools serving 343 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 combined 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 $28,957 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 77.5% local, 18.5% state, and 4.0% 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 60/100, ranked #199 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.
a 377.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.8% White, 36.4% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Mount Arlington Public School, enrolling 223 students (59% of the district's total enrollment).
Mount Arlington Public School accounts for 59.3% of all Mount Arlington Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mount Arlington Public School District a distant remainder — means Mount Arlington Public School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Mount Arlington Public School District student-counselor ratio is 377:1 — 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.
Mount Arlington Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.8% — 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 Mount Arlington Public School District is typically wider than the Mount Arlington Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Mount Arlington 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 Mount Arlington Public School District?
Mount Arlington Public School District has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 343 students.
How much does Mount Arlington Public School District spend per student?
Mount Arlington Public School District spends $28,957 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #199 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Mount Arlington Public School District?
Mount Arlington Public School District students are 42.8% White, 36.4% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 7.4% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mount Arlington Public School District?
Mount Arlington Public School District has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #199 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.