An equity score of 29/100 ranks Salem County Vocational Technical School District #500 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,406 per pupil, Salem County Vocational Technical School District ranks #599 of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Salem County Vocational Technical School District operates 1 public schools serving 695 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 Salem County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,406 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 65 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 31.5% local, 51.3% state, and 17.2% 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 29/100, ranked #500 of 586 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.
a 251.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 8.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.8% White, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.0% African American across the district's schools.
Salem County Career and Technical High School accounts for 100.0% of all Salem County Vocational Technical School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Salem County Vocational Technical School District a distant remainder — means Salem County Vocational Technical 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. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Salem County Vocational Technical School District student-counselor ratio is 251:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Salem County Vocational Technical School District is typically wider than the Salem County Vocational Technical School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Salem County Vocational Technical School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.2% — 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 Salem County Vocational Technical 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 Salem County Vocational Technical School District?
Salem County Vocational Technical School District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 695 students.
How much does Salem County Vocational Technical School District spend per student?
Salem County Vocational Technical School District spends $20,406 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #500 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Salem County Vocational Technical School District?
Salem County Vocational Technical School District students are 75.8% White, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.0% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Salem County Vocational Technical School District?
Salem County Vocational Technical School District has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #500 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.