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Bernardsville, New Jersey - 3 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Somerset Hills Regional School District #282 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,467 per pupil, Somerset Hills Regional School District ranks #178 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,761
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$26,467
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Somerset Hills Regional School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,761 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 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 Somerset County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,467 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 75.3% local, 21.7% state, and 2.9% 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 52/100, ranked #282 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 (20 AP courses district-wide), a 264.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 12.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.2% White, 26.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bernards High School, with a diversity index of 52.4/100.
Its largest campus is Bernards High School, enrolling 751 students (47% of the district's total enrollment).
Bernards High School accounts for 42.6% of all Somerset Hills Regional School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Somerset Hills Regional 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.
Somerset Hills Regional School District student-counselor ratio is 265:1 — 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 Somerset Hills Regional School District is typically wider than the Somerset Hills Regional School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Somerset Hills Regional 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 Somerset Hills Regional 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 Somerset Hills Regional School District?
Somerset Hills Regional School District has 3 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,761 students.
How much does Somerset Hills Regional School District spend per student?
Somerset Hills Regional School District spends $26,467 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #282 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Somerset Hills Regional School District?
Somerset Hills Regional School District students are 64.2% White, 26.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% Asian, 0.9% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Somerset Hills Regional School District?
Somerset Hills Regional School District has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #282 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.