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Nutley, New Jersey - 7 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Nutley Public School District #490 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,054 per pupil, Nutley Public School District ranks #464 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,072
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$22,054
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Nutley Public School District operates 7 public schools serving 4,072 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Essex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,054 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 65.0% local, 29.7% state, and 5.3% 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 29/100, ranked #490 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (19 AP courses district-wide), a 423.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.2% White, 30.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Washington School, with a diversity index of 68.4/100.
Its largest campus is Nutley High School, enrolling 1,222 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Radcliffe School, at 342 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Nutley High School accounts for 28.4% of all Nutley Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Nutley Public 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.
Nutley Public School District school enrollment varies 3.6× across entities
Nutley Public School District school enrollment ranges from 342 students (lowest) to 1,222 students (highest), a spread of 880 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.
Nutley Public School District student-counselor ratio is 423:1 — 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.
Nutley Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 22.6% — 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 Nutley Public School District is typically wider than the Nutley Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Nutley 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 Nutley Public School District?
Nutley Public School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,072 students.
How much does Nutley Public School District spend per student?
Nutley Public School District spends $22,054 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #490 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Nutley Public School District?
Nutley Public School District students are 49.2% White, 30.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.1% Asian, 3.1% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Nutley Public School District?
Nutley Public School District has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #490 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.