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South Amboy, New Jersey - 2 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks South Amboy School District #476 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,880 per pupil, South Amboy School District ranks #614 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,183
Total Enrollment
2
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$18,880
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
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District-Level NCES Analysis
South Amboy School District operates 2 public schools serving 1,183 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Middlesex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,880 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 65 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 42.6% local, 46.8% state, and 10.6% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 32/100, ranked #476 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 394.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.3% Hispanic or Latino, 34.5% White, 10.2% African American across the district's schools.
South Amboy Middle/High School accounts for 51.3% of all South Amboy School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of South Amboy School District a distant remainder — means South Amboy 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.
South Amboy School District student-counselor ratio is 395:1 — 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.
South Amboy School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.8% — 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 South Amboy School District?
South Amboy School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,183 students.
How much does South Amboy School District spend per student?
South Amboy School District spends $18,880 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #476 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of South Amboy School District?
South Amboy School District students are 48.3% Hispanic or Latino, 34.5% White, 10.2% African American, 3.2% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for South Amboy School District?
South Amboy School District has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #476 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.