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Somerville, New Jersey - 3 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Somerville Public School District #138 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,975 per pupil, Somerville Public School District ranks #278 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,194
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$24,975
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Somerville Public School District operates 3 public schools serving 2,194 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 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 Somerset County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,975 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 60.0% local, 34.4% state, and 5.6% 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 65/100, ranked #138 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (21 AP courses district-wide), a 276.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 14.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.2% White, 34.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Somerville Middle School, with a diversity index of 68.4/100.
Its largest campus is Somerville High School, enrolling 1,072 students (50% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Somerville Middle School, at 339 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Somerville High School accounts for 48.9% of all Somerville Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Somerville Public School District a distant remainder — means Somerville Public 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.
Somerville Public School District school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities
Somerville Public School District school enrollment ranges from 339 students (lowest) to 1,072 students (highest), a spread of 733 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.
Somerville Public School District student-counselor ratio is 277:1 — 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 Somerville Public School District is typically wider than the Somerville Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Somerville Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.1% — 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 Somerville Public 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 Somerville Public School District?
Somerville Public School District has 3 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,194 students.
How much does Somerville Public School District spend per student?
Somerville Public School District spends $24,975 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #138 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Somerville Public School District?
Somerville Public School District students are 43.2% White, 34.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% African American, 7.7% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Somerville Public School District?
Somerville Public School District has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #138 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.