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Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey - 2 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Point Pleasant Beach School District #140 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $28,055 per pupil, Point Pleasant Beach School District ranks #118 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
685
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$28,055
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Point Pleasant Beach School District operates 2 public schools serving 685 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 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 $28,055 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 75.0% local, 21.4% state, and 3.6% 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 65/100, ranked #140 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 (28 AP courses district-wide), a 233.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 12.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.4% White, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Point Pleasant Beach High School accounts for 48.3% of all Point Pleasant Beach School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Point Pleasant Beach School District a distant remainder — means Point Pleasant Beach 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.
Point Pleasant Beach School District student-counselor ratio is 234:1 — 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.
Point Pleasant Beach School District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.6% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Point Pleasant Beach 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 Point Pleasant Beach School District?
Point Pleasant Beach School District has 2 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 685 students.
How much does Point Pleasant Beach School District spend per student?
Point Pleasant Beach School District spends $28,055 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #140 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Point Pleasant Beach School District?
Point Pleasant Beach School District students are 79.4% White, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Point Pleasant Beach School District?
Point Pleasant Beach School District has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #140 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.