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Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey - 1 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Spring Lake Heights School District #350 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,175 per pupil, Spring Lake Heights School District ranks #318 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
Spring Lake Heights School District operates 1 public schools serving 311 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 Monmouth County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,175 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 78.1% local, 18.0% state, and 3.9% 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 45/100, ranked #350 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.
a 146:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 8.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.7% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Spring Lake Heights Elementary School accounts for 93.9% of all Spring Lake Heights School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Spring Lake Heights School District a distant remainder — means Spring Lake Heights 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.
Spring Lake Heights School District student-counselor ratio is 146:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Spring Lake Heights School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Spring Lake Heights 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 Spring Lake Heights School District?
Spring Lake Heights School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 311 students.
How much does Spring Lake Heights School District spend per student?
Spring Lake Heights School District spends $24,175 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #350 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Spring Lake Heights School District?
Spring Lake Heights School District students are 89.7% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Spring Lake Heights School District?
Spring Lake Heights School District has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #350 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.