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New Brunswick, New Jersey - 12 schools
An equity score of 81/100 ranks New Brunswick School District #21 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,185 per pupil, New Brunswick School District ranks #260 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,690
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$25,185
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
New Brunswick School District operates 12 public schools serving 9,690 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 4 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle 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 Middlesex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,185 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 14.8% local, 74.7% state, and 10.5% 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 81/100, ranked #21 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 472.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% African American, 1.1% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, with a diversity index of 44.3/100.
Its largest campus is New Brunswick High School, enrolling 2,443 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is New Brunswick Adult High School, at 85 students, a 29x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
New Brunswick High School accounts for 25.2% of all New Brunswick School District student enrollment
That concentration means New Brunswick 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.
New Brunswick School District school enrollment varies 29× across entities
New Brunswick School District school enrollment ranges from 85 students (lowest) to 2,443 students (highest), a spread of 2,358 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
New Brunswick School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 71.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
New Brunswick School District student-counselor ratio is 472:1 — 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.
New Brunswick School District chronic absenteeism rate is 22.5% — 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 New Brunswick School District is typically wider than the New Brunswick School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to New Brunswick 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 New Brunswick School District?
New Brunswick School District has 12 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 5 combined. Total enrollment is 9,690 students.
How much does New Brunswick School District spend per student?
New Brunswick School District spends $25,185 per student. The district has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #21 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of New Brunswick School District?
New Brunswick School District students are 91.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% African American, 1.1% White, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for New Brunswick School District?
New Brunswick School District has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #21 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.