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Toms River, New Jersey - 6 schools
An equity score of 82/100 ranks Ocean County Vocational Technical School District #18 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $54,527 per pupil, Ocean County Vocational Technical School District ranks #3 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Ocean County Vocational Technical School District operates 6 public schools serving 648 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 high 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 Ocean County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $54,527 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 65 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 57.6% local, 34.0% state, and 8.4% 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 82/100, ranked #18 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 57.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 4.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.4% White, 19.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science, with a diversity index of 52.8/100.
Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science accounts for 42.4% of all Ocean County Vocational Technical School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ocean County Vocational Technical 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.
Ocean County Vocational Technical School District school enrollment varies 275× across entities
Ocean County Vocational Technical School District school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 275 students (highest), a spread of 274 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Ocean County Vocational Technical School District student-counselor ratio is 58:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Ocean County Vocational Technical School District chronic absenteeism rate is 4.6% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Ocean County Vocational Technical 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 Ocean County Vocational Technical School District?
Ocean County Vocational Technical School District has 6 schools, including 6 high. Total enrollment is 648 students.
How much does Ocean County Vocational Technical School District spend per student?
Ocean County Vocational Technical School District spends $54,527 per student. The district has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #18 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Ocean County Vocational Technical School District?
Ocean County Vocational Technical School District students are 63.4% White, 19.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% Asian, 0.9% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ocean County Vocational Technical School District?
Ocean County Vocational Technical School District has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #18 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.