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Secaucus, New Jersey - 4 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Secaucus School District #376 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,137 per pupil, Secaucus School District ranks #385 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,223
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$23,137
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Secaucus School District operates 4 public schools serving 2,223 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Hudson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,137 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 69.8% local, 22.2% state, and 8.0% 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 42/100, ranked #376 of 587 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 357.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 38.0% Hispanic or Latino, 32.5% Asian, 23.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Clarendon School, with a diversity index of 69.1/100.
Its largest campus is Secaucus High School, enrolling 612 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Secaucus High School accounts for 27.5% of all Secaucus School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Secaucus 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.
Secaucus School District student-counselor ratio is 358:1 — 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.
Secaucus School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.6% — 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.
Secaucus School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,223 students.
How much does Secaucus School District spend per student?
Secaucus School District spends $23,137 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #376 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Secaucus School District?
Secaucus School District students are 38.0% Hispanic or Latino, 32.5% Asian, 23.4% White, 3.6% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Secaucus School District?
Secaucus School District has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #376 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.