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Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey - 2 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Pinelands Regional School District #113 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,141 per pupil, Pinelands Regional School District ranks #263 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,611
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$25,141
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pinelands Regional School District operates 2 public schools serving 1,611 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Ocean County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,141 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 52.3% local, 43.2% state, and 4.6% 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 67/100, ranked #113 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 171.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 21.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.5% White, 13.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pinelands Regional High School, enrolling 1,063 students (68% of the district's total enrollment).
Pinelands Regional High School accounts for 66.0% of all Pinelands Regional School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pinelands Regional School District a distant remainder — means Pinelands Regional 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.
Pinelands Regional School District student-counselor ratio is 172:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Pinelands Regional School District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.3% — 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 Pinelands Regional School District is typically wider than the Pinelands Regional School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Pinelands Regional 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 Pinelands Regional School District?
Pinelands Regional School District has 2 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,611 students.
How much does Pinelands Regional School District spend per student?
Pinelands Regional School District spends $25,141 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #113 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Pinelands Regional School District?
Pinelands Regional School District students are 78.5% White, 13.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pinelands Regional School District?
Pinelands Regional School District has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #113 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.