An equity score of 17/100 ranks Totowa Public School District #565 of 586 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,743 per pupil, Totowa Public School District ranks #594 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
Totowa Public School District operates 2 public schools serving 908 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 Passaic County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,743 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 65 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 72.0% local, 20.8% state, and 7.2% 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 17/100, ranked #565 of 586 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 898:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 9.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.0% White, 39.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Washington Park School, enrolling 485 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Washington Park School accounts for 53.4% of all Totowa Public School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Totowa Public School District a distant remainder — means Totowa Public 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.
Totowa Public School District student-counselor ratio is 898:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Totowa Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 9.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Totowa Public 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 Totowa Public School District?
Totowa Public School District has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 908 students.
How much does Totowa Public School District spend per student?
Totowa Public School District spends $20,743 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #565 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Totowa Public School District?
Totowa Public School District students are 49.0% White, 39.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.6% Asian, 3.8% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Totowa Public School District?
Totowa Public School District has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #565 out of 586 districts in New Jersey.