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Waterford, New Jersey - 3 schools
An equity score of 77/100 ranks Waterford Township School District #44 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,467 per pupil, Waterford Township School District ranks #178 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
942
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$26,467
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Waterford Township School District operates 3 public schools serving 942 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Camden County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,467 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 41.4% local, 51.5% state, and 7.1% 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 77/100, ranked #44 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 462.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.6% White, 11.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Waterford Elementary School, with a diversity index of 41.7/100.
Its largest campus is Waterford Elementary School, enrolling 431 students (47% of the district's total enrollment).
Waterford Elementary School accounts for 45.8% of all Waterford Township School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Waterford Township School District a distant remainder — means Waterford Township 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.
Waterford Township School District student-counselor ratio is 462:1 — 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.
Waterford Township School District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Waterford Township School District is typically wider than the Waterford Township School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Waterford Township 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 Waterford Township School District?
Waterford Township School District has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 942 students.
How much does Waterford Township School District spend per student?
Waterford Township School District spends $26,467 per student. The district has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #44 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Waterford Township School District?
Waterford Township School District students are 75.6% White, 11.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.9% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Waterford Township School District?
Waterford Township School District has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #44 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.