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Piscataway, New Jersey - 11 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Piscataway Township School District #413 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,459 per pupil, Piscataway Township School District ranks #424 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,354
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$22,459
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Piscataway Township School District operates 11 public schools serving 7,354 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high, 1 combined 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 $22,459 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 59.8% local, 32.5% state, and 7.7% 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 38/100, ranked #413 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 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (25 AP courses district-wide), a 405.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 9.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 35.9% Asian, 27.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Piscataway Township High School, with a diversity index of 74.6/100.
Its largest campus is Piscataway Township High School, enrolling 2,144 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Knollwood Elementary School, at 460 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Piscataway Township High School accounts for 29.2% of all Piscataway Township School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Piscataway Township 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.
Piscataway Township School District school enrollment varies 4.7× across entities
Piscataway Township School District school enrollment ranges from 460 students (lowest) to 2,144 students (highest), a spread of 1,684 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.
Piscataway Township School District student-counselor ratio is 405:1 — 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.
Piscataway Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 9.6% — 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 Piscataway Township 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 Piscataway Township School District?
Piscataway Township School District has 11 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 6 elementary, 3 middle. Total enrollment is 7,354 students.
How much does Piscataway Township School District spend per student?
Piscataway Township School District spends $22,459 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #413 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Piscataway Township School District?
Piscataway Township School District students are 35.9% Asian, 27.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% African American, 11.3% White, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Piscataway Township School District?
Piscataway Township School District has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #413 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.