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Wildwood Crest, New Jersey - 1 schools
An equity score of 82/100 ranks Wildwood Crest Borough School District #20 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $38,873 per pupil, Wildwood Crest Borough School District ranks #17 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
Wildwood Crest Borough School District operates 1 public schools serving 251 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Cape May County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $38,873 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 65 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 71.9% local, 24.8% state, and 3.3% 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 82/100, ranked #20 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 194:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 27.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.9% White, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Crest Memorial School, enrolling 194 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Crest Memorial School accounts for 77.3% of all Wildwood Crest Borough School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Wildwood Crest Borough School District a distant remainder — means Wildwood Crest Borough 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.
Wildwood Crest Borough School District student-counselor ratio is 194:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Wildwood Crest Borough School District chronic absenteeism rate is 27.3% — 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 Wildwood Crest Borough School District is typically wider than the Wildwood Crest Borough School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Wildwood Crest Borough 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 Wildwood Crest Borough School District?
Wildwood Crest Borough School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 251 students.
How much does Wildwood Crest Borough School District spend per student?
Wildwood Crest Borough School District spends $38,873 per student. The district has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #20 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Wildwood Crest Borough School District?
Wildwood Crest Borough School District students are 78.9% White, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wildwood Crest Borough School District?
Wildwood Crest Borough School District has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #20 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.