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Mt. Holly, New Jersey - 3 schools
An equity score of 80/100 ranks Mount Holly Township Public School District #29 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,222 per pupil, Mount Holly Township Public School District ranks #258 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,152
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$25,222
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mount Holly Township Public School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,152 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Burlington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,222 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 30.5% local, 59.3% state, and 10.2% 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 80/100, ranked #29 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 231:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 16.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 31.0% African American, 28.3% White, 23.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gertrude C. Folwell Elementary School, with a diversity index of 75.6/100.
Its largest campus is F. W. Holbein Middle School, enrolling 451 students (42% of the district's total enrollment).
F. W. Holbein Middle School accounts for 39.1% of all Mount Holly Township Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mount Holly Township 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 Holly Township Public School District student-counselor ratio is 231:1 — 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.
Mount Holly Township Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 16.9% — 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 Mount Holly Township Public School District is typically wider than the Mount Holly Township Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Mount Holly 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 Mount Holly Township Public School District?
Mount Holly Township Public School District has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,152 students.
How much does Mount Holly Township Public School District spend per student?
Mount Holly Township Public School District spends $25,222 per student. The district has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #29 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Mount Holly Township Public School District?
Mount Holly Township Public School District students are 31.0% African American, 28.3% White, 23.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mount Holly Township Public School District?
Mount Holly Township Public School District has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #29 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.