An equity score of 65/100 ranks Sussex County Technical School District #141 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $28,969 per pupil, Sussex County Technical School District ranks #139 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
Sussex County Technical School District operates 1 public schools serving 677 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $28,969 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 56.2% local, 36.7% state, and 7.1% 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 65/100, ranked #141 of 586 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 134.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.4% White, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% African American across the district's schools.
Sussex County Technical School accounts for 99.3% of all Sussex County Technical School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sussex County Technical School District a distant remainder — means Sussex County Technical School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Sussex County Technical School District student-counselor ratio is 134:1 — 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.
Sussex County Technical School District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.8% — 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 Sussex County Technical School District is typically wider than the Sussex County Technical School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Sussex County Technical 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 Sussex County Technical School District?
Sussex County Technical School District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 677 students.
How much does Sussex County Technical School District spend per student?
Sussex County Technical School District spends $28,969 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #141 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Sussex County Technical School District?
Sussex County Technical School District students are 77.4% White, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% African American, 2.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sussex County Technical School District?
Sussex County Technical School District has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #141 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.