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Haskell, New Jersey - 2 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Wanaque School District #163 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,725 per pupil, Wanaque School District ranks #226 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
Wanaque School District operates 2 public schools serving 893 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 $25,725 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 65.7% local, 26.7% state, and 7.7% 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 63/100, ranked #163 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.
a 444:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.2% White, 34.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Wanaque Elementary School, enrolling 506 students (57% of the district's total enrollment).
Wanaque Elementary School accounts for 56.7% of all Wanaque School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Wanaque School District a distant remainder — means Wanaque 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.
Wanaque School District student-counselor ratio is 444:1 — 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.
Wanaque School District chronic absenteeism rate is 13.0% — 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.
Wanaque School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 893 students.
How much does Wanaque School District spend per student?
Wanaque School District spends $25,725 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #163 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Wanaque School District?
Wanaque School District students are 55.2% White, 34.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% Asian, 2.9% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wanaque School District?
Wanaque School District has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #163 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.