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Somerdale, New Jersey - 1 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Somerdale School District #131 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,965 per pupil, Somerdale School District ranks #329 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Somerdale School District operates 1 public schools serving 447 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Camden County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,965 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 40.0% local, 51.8% state, and 8.2% 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 66/100, ranked #131 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 447:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 36.7% White, 28.9% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Somerdale Park School, enrolling 447 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Somerdale Park School accounts for 100.0% of all Somerdale School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Somerdale School District a distant remainder — means Somerdale 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.
Somerdale School District student-counselor ratio is 447:1 — 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.
Somerdale School District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.8% — 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.
How many schools are in Somerdale School District?
Somerdale School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 447 students.
How much does Somerdale School District spend per student?
Somerdale School District spends $23,965 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #131 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Somerdale School District?
Somerdale School District students are 36.7% White, 28.9% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% African American, 6.0% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Somerdale School District?
Somerdale School District has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #131 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.