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Bridgeton, New Jersey - 1 schools
At $23,415 per pupil, Stow Creek Township School District ranks #366 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
Stow Creek Township School District operates 1 public schools serving 123 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 Cumberland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,415 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 49.8% local, 42.6% state, and 7.5% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.
a 254:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 10.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.0% White, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Stow Creek Township School, enrolling 127 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Stow Creek Township School accounts for 100.0% of all Stow Creek Township School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Stow Creek Township School District a distant remainder — means Stow Creek Township 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.
Stow Creek Township School District student-counselor ratio is 254:1 — 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 Stow Creek Township School District is typically wider than the Stow Creek Township School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Stow Creek Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 10.2% — 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 Stow Creek Township 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 Stow Creek Township School District?
Stow Creek Township School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 123 students.
How much does Stow Creek Township School District spend per student?
Stow Creek Township School District spends $23,415 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Stow Creek Township School District?
Stow Creek Township School District students are 85.0% White, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.