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Sparta, New Jersey - 5 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Sparta Township Public School District #367 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,571 per pupil, Sparta Township Public School District ranks #237 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,299
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$25,571
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sparta Township Public School District operates 5 public schools serving 3,299 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Sussex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,571 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 71.5% local, 25.2% state, and 3.3% 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 43/100, ranked #367 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (22 AP courses district-wide), a 390.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.1% White, 13.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Alpine Elementary School, with a diversity index of 45.6/100.
Its largest campus is Sparta High School, enrolling 1,025 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mohawk Avenue School, at 236 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Sparta High School accounts for 31.1% of all Sparta Township Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Sparta Township 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.
Sparta Township Public School District school enrollment varies 4.3× across entities
Sparta Township Public School District school enrollment ranges from 236 students (lowest) to 1,025 students (highest), a spread of 789 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.
Sparta Township Public School District student-counselor ratio is 391:1 — 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.
Sparta Township Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Sparta Township Public School District is typically wider than the Sparta Township Public School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Sparta Township 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 Sparta Township Public School District?
Sparta Township Public School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,299 students.
How much does Sparta Township Public School District spend per student?
Sparta Township Public School District spends $25,571 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #367 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Sparta Township Public School District?
Sparta Township Public School District students are 76.1% White, 13.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.6% Asian, 2.2% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sparta Township Public School District?
Sparta Township Public School District has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #367 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.