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Ocean Gate, New Jersey - 1 schools
At $31,560 per pupil, Ocean Gate School District ranks #59 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 Gate School District operates 1 public schools serving 127 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Ocean County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $31,560 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 47.0% local, 44.4% state, and 8.6% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.
and 19.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.6% White, 19.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Ocean Gate Elementary School, enrolling 141 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Ocean Gate Elementary School accounts for 100.0% of all Ocean Gate School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Ocean Gate School District a distant remainder — means Ocean Gate School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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 Gate School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.6% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Ocean Gate School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.9% — 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 Ocean Gate School District is typically wider than the Ocean Gate School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Ocean Gate School District?
Ocean Gate School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 127 students.
How much does Ocean Gate School District spend per student?
Ocean Gate School District spends $31,560 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Ocean Gate School District?
Ocean Gate School District students are 71.6% White, 19.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.