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Mount Laurel, New Jersey - 8 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Mount Laurel Township School District #473 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,726 per pupil, Mount Laurel Township School District ranks #494 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,187
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$21,726
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mount Laurel Township School District operates 8 public schools serving 4,187 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $21,726 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 69.6% local, 26.2% state, and 4.2% 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 32/100, ranked #473 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.
a 384.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.7% White, 15.1% African American, 15.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Larchmont Elementary School, with a diversity index of 74.9/100.
Its largest campus is T. E. Harrington Middle School, enrolling 948 students (23% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Countryside Elementary School, at 293 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
T. E. Harrington Middle School accounts for 22.6% of all Mount Laurel Township School District student enrollment
That concentration means Mount Laurel Township School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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 Laurel Township School District school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities
Mount Laurel Township School District school enrollment ranges from 293 students (lowest) to 948 students (highest), a spread of 655 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.
Mount Laurel Township School District student-counselor ratio is 385:1 — 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 Laurel Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 11.5% — 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 Mount Laurel Township 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 Laurel Township School District?
Mount Laurel Township School District has 8 schools, including 1 middle, 1 elementary, 6 combined. Total enrollment is 4,187 students.
How much does Mount Laurel Township School District spend per student?
Mount Laurel Township School District spends $21,726 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #473 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Mount Laurel Township School District?
Mount Laurel Township School District students are 46.7% White, 15.1% African American, 15.1% Asian, 13.8% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mount Laurel Township School District?
Mount Laurel Township School District has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #473 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.