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Vineland, New Jersey - 14 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Vineland Public School District #365 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,444 per pupil, Vineland Public School District ranks #426 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,386
Total Enrollment
14
Schools
$22,444
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Vineland Public School District operates 14 public schools serving 10,386 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 elementary, 4 middle, 1 high, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Cumberland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,444 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 11.3% local, 74.1% state, and 14.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #365 of 587 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 14 schools offering Advanced Placement (37 AP courses district-wide), a 533.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% White, 13.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is John H. Winslow Elementary School, with a diversity index of 66.9/100.
Its largest campus is Vineland Senior High School, enrolling 2,736 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Dane Barse Elementary School, at 245 students, a 11x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Vineland Senior High School accounts for 26.3% of all Vineland Public School District student enrollment
That concentration means Vineland Public School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Vineland Public School District school enrollment varies 11× across entities
Vineland Public School District school enrollment ranges from 245 students (lowest) to 2,736 students (highest), a spread of 2,491 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Vineland Public School District student-counselor ratio is 533:1 — 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.
Vineland Public School District chronic absenteeism rate is 32.0% — 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 Vineland 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 Vineland Public School District?
Vineland Public School District has 14 schools, including 1 high, 4 middle, 8 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 10,386 students.
How much does Vineland Public School District spend per student?
Vineland Public School District spends $22,444 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #365 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Vineland Public School District?
Vineland Public School District students are 62.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% White, 13.7% African American, 1.9% Asian, averaged across 14 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Vineland Public School District?
Vineland Public School District has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #365 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.