An equity score of 45/100 ranks Stratford School District #348 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,303 per pupil, Stratford School District ranks #514 of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Stratford School District operates 2 public schools serving 901 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Camden County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,303 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 648 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending. See how New Jersey compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 47.7% local, 45.3% state, and 7.0% 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 45/100, ranked #348 of 586 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 398.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.4% White, 21.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% African American across the district's schools.
Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School accounts for 58.5% of all Stratford School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Stratford School District a distant remainder — means Stratford School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Stratford School District student-counselor ratio is 399:1 — 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.
Stratford School District chronic absenteeism rate is 13.0% — 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 Stratford School District?
Stratford School District has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 901 students.
How much does Stratford School District spend per student?
Stratford School District spends $22,303 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #348 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Stratford School District?
Stratford School District students are 54.4% White, 21.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% African American, 4.2% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Stratford School District?
Stratford School District has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #348 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.