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Riverside, New Jersey - 3 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Riverside Township School District #270 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,444 per pupil, Riverside Township School District ranks #513 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,564
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$21,444
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Riverside Township School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,564 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Burlington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,444 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 30.2% local, 60.2% state, and 9.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 53/100, ranked #270 of 587 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 438.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 44.7% Hispanic or Latino, 39.6% White, 12.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Riverside High School, with a diversity index of 64.2/100.
Its largest campus is Riverside Elementary School, enrolling 768 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Riverside Elementary School accounts for 49.1% of all Riverside Township School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Riverside Township School District a distant remainder — means Riverside Township 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.
Riverside Township School District school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Riverside Township School District school enrollment ranges from 316 students (lowest) to 768 students (highest), a spread of 452 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.
Riverside Township School District student-counselor ratio is 439:1 — 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.
Riverside Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.5% — 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 Riverside Township School District is typically wider than the Riverside Township School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Riverside 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 Riverside Township School District?
Riverside Township School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,564 students.
How much does Riverside Township School District spend per student?
Riverside Township School District spends $21,444 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #270 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Riverside Township School District?
Riverside Township School District students are 44.7% Hispanic or Latino, 39.6% White, 12.2% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Riverside Township School District?
Riverside Township School District has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #270 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.