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Sussex, New Jersey - 3 schools
An equity score of 71/100 ranks Sussex-Wantage Regional School District #82 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $27,513 per pupil, Sussex-Wantage Regional School District ranks #138 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,044
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$27,513
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sussex-Wantage Regional School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,044 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle 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 $27,513 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 56.1% local, 38.4% state, and 5.5% 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 71/100, ranked #82 of 587 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.
and 31.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.3% White, 12.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sussex Middle School, with a diversity index of 34.1/100.
Its largest campus is Clifton E. Lawrence, enrolling 426 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Clifton E. Lawrence accounts for 38.3% of all Sussex-Wantage Regional School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Sussex-Wantage Regional 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.
Sussex-Wantage Regional School District chronic absenteeism rate is 31.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Sussex-Wantage Regional 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-Wantage Regional School District?
Sussex-Wantage Regional School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,044 students.
How much does Sussex-Wantage Regional School District spend per student?
Sussex-Wantage Regional School District spends $27,513 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #82 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Sussex-Wantage Regional School District?
Sussex-Wantage Regional School District students are 82.3% White, 12.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sussex-Wantage Regional School District?
Sussex-Wantage Regional School District has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #82 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.