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Verona, New Jersey - 6 schools
An equity score of 19/100 ranks Verona Public School District #557 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,559 per pupil, Verona Public School District ranks #504 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,176
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$21,559
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Verona Public School District operates 6 public schools serving 2,176 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 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 Essex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,559 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 72.3% local, 24.6% state, and 3.1% 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 19/100, ranked #557 of 587 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (21 AP courses district-wide), a 379.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.5% White, 10.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Laning Avenue School, with a diversity index of 41.7/100.
Its largest campus is Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School, enrolling 702 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Brookdale Avenue School, at 134 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Henry B. Whitehorne Middle School accounts for 32.3% of all Verona Public School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Verona Public School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Verona Public School District school enrollment varies 5.2× across entities
Verona Public School District school enrollment ranges from 134 students (lowest) to 702 students (highest), a spread of 568 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Verona Public School District student-counselor ratio is 379:1 — 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.
Verona Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.5% — 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 Verona 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 Verona Public School District?
Verona Public School District has 6 schools, including 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,176 students.
How much does Verona Public School District spend per student?
Verona Public School District spends $21,559 per student. The district has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #557 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Verona Public School District?
Verona Public School District students are 80.5% White, 10.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% Asian, 1.6% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Verona Public School District?
Verona Public School District has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #557 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.