An equity score of 54/100 ranks Roxbury Township School District #257 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,682 per pupil, Roxbury Township School District ranks #230 of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,452
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$26,682
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Roxbury Township School District operates 7 public schools serving 3,452 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 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 Morris County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,682 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending. See how New Jersey compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 67.9% local, 27.4% state, and 4.7% 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 54/100, ranked #257 of 586 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (23 AP courses district-wide), a 228.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 12.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.6% White, 25.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Nixon Elementary School, with a diversity index of 61.3/100.
Its largest campus is Roxbury High School, enrolling 1,179 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Nixon Elementary School, at 261 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Roxbury High School accounts for 34.2% of all Roxbury Township School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Roxbury Township School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Roxbury Township School District school enrollment varies 4.5× across entities
Roxbury Township School District school enrollment ranges from 261 students (lowest) to 1,179 students (highest), a spread of 918 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.
Roxbury Township School District student-counselor ratio is 229:1 — 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.
Roxbury Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.1% — 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 Roxbury 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 Roxbury Township School District?
Roxbury Township School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 3,452 students.
How much does Roxbury Township School District spend per student?
Roxbury Township School District spends $26,682 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #257 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Roxbury Township School District?
Roxbury Township School District students are 60.6% White, 25.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% Asian, 4.4% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Roxbury Township School District?
Roxbury Township School District has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #257 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.