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Salem, New Jersey - 1 schools
At $30,245 per pupil, The Lower Alloways Creek School District ranks #78 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
The Lower Alloways Creek School District operates 1 public schools serving 176 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 Salem County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $30,245 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 62.1% local, 27.0% state, and 10.8% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
a 285.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 10.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.0% White, 2.2% African American, 0.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School accounts for 100.0% of all The Lower Alloways Creek School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of The Lower Alloways Creek School District a distant remainder — means The Lower Alloways Creek 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.
The Lower Alloways Creek School District student-counselor ratio is 286:1 — 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 The Lower Alloways Creek School District is typically wider than the The Lower Alloways Creek School District-aggregate figure suggests.
The Lower Alloways Creek School District chronic absenteeism rate is 10.4% — 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 The Lower Alloways Creek 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 The Lower Alloways Creek School District?
The Lower Alloways Creek School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 176 students.
How much does The Lower Alloways Creek School District spend per student?
The Lower Alloways Creek School District spends $30,245 per student.
What is the demographic composition of The Lower Alloways Creek School District?
The Lower Alloways Creek School District students are 94.0% White, 2.2% African American, 0.5% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.