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Red Bank, New Jersey - 2 schools
An equity score of 81/100 ranks Red Bank Borough Public School District #26 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,147 per pupil, Red Bank Borough Public School District ranks #262 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,273
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$25,147
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Red Bank Borough Public School District operates 2 public schools serving 1,273 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Monmouth County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,147 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 46.5% local, 40.2% state, and 13.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 81/100, ranked #26 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 235.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 7.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.3% White, 5.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Red Bank Middle School, enrolling 600 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Red Bank Middle School accounts for 47.1% of all Red Bank Borough Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Red Bank Borough Public School District a distant remainder — means Red Bank Borough Public School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Red Bank Borough Public School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.8% 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.
Red Bank Borough Public School District student-counselor ratio is 236:1 — 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.
Red Bank Borough Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 7.8% — 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 Red Bank Borough Public 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 Red Bank Borough Public School District?
Red Bank Borough Public School District has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,273 students.
How much does Red Bank Borough Public School District spend per student?
Red Bank Borough Public School District spends $25,147 per student. The district has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #26 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Red Bank Borough Public School District?
Red Bank Borough Public School District students are 81.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.3% White, 5.0% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Red Bank Borough Public School District?
Red Bank Borough Public School District has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #26 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.