How equitable is school funding in New Jersey?

The average funding equity score for New Jersey school districts is 50 out of 100, compared to the national average of 49. This score considers per-pupil spending, need-adjusted spending, funding source diversity, and student-teacher ratios.

What does the equity score measure?

The equity score (0-100) measures four dimensions: per-pupil spending level, need-adjusted spending (rewarding districts that spend more where poverty is higher), funding diversity (less reliance on local property taxes), and resource access (lower student-teacher ratios).

School Funding Equity in New Jersey

Reviewed by PlainSchools Editorial, K12 Schools Editorial Team · June 3, 2026

587 districts ranked by equity score — how equitably is school funding distributed? Equity is computed from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states. See our methodology.

State Avg Score

National Avg Score

108

Highly Equitable (70+)

100

Low Equity (<30)

#	District	Enrollment	$/Pupil	Free Lunch	Local Rev %	Score
1	Lakewood Township School District	5,023	$59,839	84.2%	31.6%	96
2	Asbury Park School District	1,541	$55,797	48.1%	15.0%	96
3	Camden City School District	7,099	$46,480	68.9%	3.8%	95
4	Woodbine School District	239	$31,837	67.2%	27.7%	91
5	Essex County Schools of Technology	2,021	$44,852	68.5%	32.0%	90
6	Wildwood City School District	864	$36,984	75.0%	44.1%	90
7	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	648	$71,199	8.3%	57.6%	90
8	Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District	322	$63,366	9.9%	59.6%	89
9	Brigantine Public School District	392	$58,082	27.4%	63.3%	88
10	Woodlynne School District	388	$37,070	73.4%	16.1%	88
11	Beverly City School District	353	$32,974	47.2%	28.2%	88
12	Ventnor City School District	522	$49,913	47.3%	65.3%	87
13	Belmar Elementary School District	400	$53,087	42.4%	65.7%	87
14	Oaklyn Public School District	282	$42,818	25.7%	49.3%	87
15	Waterford Township School District	942	$38,872	20.0%	41.4%	86
16	Atlantic City School District	6,466	$33,086	83.8%	37.5%	85
17	Montague Township School District	309	$42,357	26.8%	57.5%	85
18	Hamburg School District	247	$39,214	12.2%	55.5%	85
19	Somers Point School District	752	$30,923	56.1%	45.5%	84
20	Brooklawn Public School District	280	$29,277	49.5%	16.0%	84
21	Bradley Beach School District	205	$45,413	43.4%	68.0%	84
22	Neptune City School District	272	$42,782	46.0%	68.6%	82
23	East Newark School District	232	$35,905	81.9%	22.4%	82
24	Barrington School District	558	$35,565	20.9%	58.5%	81
25	Commercial Township School District	481	$46,449	56.0%	14.1%	81
26	Wildwood Crest Borough School District	251	$46,392	26.7%	71.9%	81
27	Oceanport School District	563	$49,678	4.3%	71.9%	80
28	Egg Harbor City School District	561	$28,240	63.2%	23.3%	80
29	Alloway Twp School District	264	$34,322	10.7%	41.7%	80
30	Passaic City School District	12,834	$34,395	99.6%	4.4%	79
31	Perth Amboy Public School District	10,484	$42,071	71.2%	9.0%	79
32	Millville School District	5,090	$30,579	64.8%	18.2%	79
33	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	4,828	$31,247	35.3%	30.3%	79
34	Gateway Regional High School District	867	$35,599	18.8%	46.5%	79
35	South Hunterdon Regional School District	827	$36,036	19.4%	67.4%	79
36	Hoboken Public School District	3,170	$33,155	37.2%	55.5%	78
37	Red Bank Borough Public School District	1,273	$28,375	61.8%	46.5%	78
38	East Rutherford School District	750	$58,372	27.9%	70.5%	78
39	Quinton Township School District	287	$31,982	19.1%	32.2%	78
40	Oxford Township School District	250	$33,795	10.0%	49.8%	78
41	Clementon Elementary School District	589	$28,047	53.7%	28.9%	77
42	Cape May County Technical High School District	555	$39,554	23.3%	72.2%	77
43	Lawnside School District	332	$37,791	37.7%	37.0%	77
44	Newark Public School District	41,672	$36,862	73.1%	10.8%	76
45	Neptune Township School District	3,514	$31,011	32.5%	48.7%	76
46	North Hanover Township School District	1,430	$30,258	17.5%	9.1%	76
47	Lakehurst School District	379	$28,560	43.0%	14.5%	76
48	Green Township School District	372	$38,400	4.9%	67.4%	76
49	White Township Consolidated School District	269	$41,012	10.2%	72.5%	76
50	Long Beach Island Consolidated School District	211	$41,825	9.3%	73.9%	76
51	New Brunswick School District	9,690	$29,003	71.9%	14.8%	75
52	Pleasantville Public School District	3,840	$30,106	74.0%	11.8%	75
53	Ewing Township School District	3,545	$34,529	37.4%	62.2%	75
54	Burlington City Public School District	1,862	$29,563	47.9%	33.8%	75
55	Wharton Borough School District	701	$28,682	34.1%	44.6%	75
56	Jamesburg Public School District	674	$30,673	40.3%	39.2%	75
57	Berlin Township School District	615	$32,369	29.1%	48.8%	75
58	South Bound Brook Public School District	431	$33,627	33.3%	47.8%	75
59	Margate City School District	336	$50,885	4.0%	77.6%	75
60	Pohatcong Township School District	309	$35,321	15.6%	63.0%	75
61	Henry Hudson Regional School District	299	$37,798	13.9%	73.2%	75
62	Tuckerton Borough School District	284	$27,854	38.9%	40.0%	75
63	East Orange School District	9,272	$34,101	55.7%	9.0%	74
64	West Orange Public Schools	6,835	$33,612	31.4%	64.7%	74
65	Garfield Public School District	4,787	$30,153	33.9%	23.2%	74
66	Pemberton Township School District	4,430	$29,826	40.0%	13.9%	74
67	Galloway Township Public School District	3,161	$28,247	36.5%	39.5%	74
68	Monmouth County Vocational School District	1,545	$35,825	1.4%	66.4%	74
69	Ridgefield School District	1,428	$36,134	25.3%	68.9%	74
70	Eatontown Public School District	980	$30,514	32.3%	59.6%	74
71	Bloomingdale School District	615	$43,538	15.3%	70.8%	74
72	Franklin Borough School District	477	$29,270	29.7%	44.3%	74
73	Mt. Ephraim School District	444	$31,679	24.5%	48.1%	74
74	Roseville Community Charter School	272	$34,508	84.9%	67.4%	74
75	LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL District	5,494	$28,731	63.6%	34.3%	73
76	Freehold Borough School District	1,641	$26,243	60.5%	25.7%	73
77	Buena Regional School District	1,602	$31,927	45.4%	35.3%	73
78	Bedminster Township Public School District	455	$48,807	8.6%	78.9%	73
79	Alexandria Township School District	450	$36,772	4.0%	67.3%	73
80	Andover Regional School District	429	$43,959	12.3%	77.7%	73
81	Englewood Public School District	2,960	$34,015	60.2%	61.8%	72
82	Roselle Public School District	2,922	$28,490	47.5%	31.5%	72
83	Keansburg School District	1,604	$29,063	43.1%	12.8%	72
84	Mount Holly Township Public School District	1,152	$27,427	47.5%	30.5%	72
85	Monmouth Regional High School	970	$37,231	21.3%	71.6%	72
86	Guttenberg School District	959	$28,262	65.0%	39.4%	72
87	Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District	826	$37,638	57.5%	40.4%	72
88	Cranbury Township School District	453	$46,529	5.6%	81.0%	72
89	Merchantville School District	380	$30,529	26.3%	45.6%	72
90	Moonachie School District	365	$36,368	35.0%	71.2%	72
91	Deerfield Township School District	319	$27,647	46.4%	38.9%	72
92	Harding Township School District	291	$46,819	2.8%	80.3%	72
93	Jersey City Public Schools	26,647	$32,533	52.6%	38.5%	71
94	Paterson Public School District	24,795	$31,953	61.4%	8.8%	71
95	Northern Valley Regional High School District	2,053	$47,424	0.7%	81.1%	71
96	Branchburg Township School District	1,290	$43,405	3.0%	78.0%	71
97	Rumson Borough School District	911	$41,691	0.6%	73.9%	71
98	Kittatinny Regional School District	783	$33,969	7.2%	61.2%	71
99	Stillwater Township School District	281	$31,570	7.8%	55.8%	71
100	ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District	5,744	$26,733	67.8%	11.6%	70
101	Township of Ocean School District	3,258	$30,795	22.1%	67.4%	70
102	Morris Hills Regional School District	2,673	$37,389	13.6%	69.1%	70
103	Sussex-Wantage Regional School District	1,044	$30,532	21.2%	56.1%	70
104	Maurice River Township School District	402	$28,072	32.3%	28.2%	70
105	Mine Hill Township School District	359	$35,071	17.5%	58.9%	70
106	Mount Arlington Public School District	343	$42,220	14.3%	77.5%	70
107	Netcong School District	299	$28,018	29.8%	49.1%	70
108	Riverdale School District	288	$37,007	10.9%	75.0%	70
109	Trenton Public School District	14,852	$29,952	60.4%	5.9%	69
110	Franklin Township Public School District	7,309	$31,320	36.3%	69.9%	69
111	Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District	3,041	$29,336	39.3%	43.2%	69
112	Lower Cape May Regional School District	1,225	$33,126	29.5%	57.4%	69
113	Greenwich Township School District	427	$34,081	26.7%	72.9%	69
114	Plainfield Public School District	10,097	$30,066	71.8%	9.5%	68
115	North Plainfield School District	3,677	$26,094	54.6%	34.7%	68
116	Flemington-Raritan Regional School District	3,149	$31,260	18.6%	68.5%	68
117	Camden County Technical School District	2,128	$27,157	46.0%	26.0%	68
118	Warren Township School District	1,635	$35,931	3.1%	73.9%	68
119	Mountain Lakes Public School District	1,308	$38,601	5.0%	76.4%	68
120	Ocean Township School District	540	$41,136	27.1%	59.4%	68
121	Lawrence Township School District	484	$27,436	39.4%	21.4%	68
122	Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts	370	$27,134	64.3%	68.5%	68
123	Westville Boro Public School District	335	$25,144	48.6%	33.0%	68
124	North Brunswick Township School District	5,822	$27,825	31.7%	54.6%	67
125	Carteret Public School District	3,935	$28,303	63.1%	30.4%	67
126	Ridgefield Park Public School District	2,102	$28,888	29.4%	56.0%	67
127	Keyport School District	947	$27,993	33.3%	51.0%	67
128	Green Brook Township Public School District	732	$41,454	8.2%	80.6%	67
129	Dennis Township School District	670	$32,093	17.7%	53.8%	67
130	Mansfield Township Elementary School District	544	$26,636	27.4%	45.1%	67
131	Washington Township School District	384	$29,587	17.6%	60.7%	67
132	East Amwell Township School District	374	$32,857	8.8%	70.4%	67
133	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	356	$58,218	32.8%	67.0%	67
134	Spring Lake Heights School District	311	$37,437	5.5%	78.1%	67
135	South Hackensack School District	260	$40,073	26.4%	80.3%	67
136	Princeton Public School District	3,817	$34,911	10.2%	72.0%	66
137	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	2,359	$39,555	30.7%	46.4%	66
138	Paulsboro School District	1,270	$27,980	51.0%	25.1%	66
139	Union Beach Public School District	649	$30,290	21.6%	38.4%	66
140	Morris Plains School District	578	$37,366	6.3%	78.2%	66
141	Magnolia School District	399	$26,356	31.7%	41.7%	66
142	Boonton Township School District	394	$42,642	2.3%	81.9%	66
143	Atlantic Community Charter School	330	$25,916	89.1%	68.3%	66
144	Union City School District	12,848	$27,716	71.2%	4.9%	65
145	Phillipsburg School District	3,989	$25,007	55.0%	29.2%	65
146	Hillside Public School District	3,065	$26,029	52.5%	39.4%	65
147	Pine Hill School District	1,940	$26,895	49.1%	35.9%	65
148	Glassboro School District	1,895	$30,238	42.8%	44.5%	65
149	Mainland Regional High School	1,197	$30,341	16.2%	54.6%	65
150	Edgewater Park Township School District	973	$28,543	41.4%	42.2%	65
151	Mullica Township School District	635	$27,099	34.0%	37.0%	65
152	UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP School District	335	$41,186	13.5%	44.8%	65
153	Franklin Township School District	282	$34,904	7.5%	75.0%	65
154	Hackensack School District	5,272	$30,008	46.4%	55.8%	64
155	Winslow Township School District	4,912	$26,463	42.0%	41.0%	64
156	Bound Brook School District	2,067	$24,112	62.5%	31.4%	64
157	Lakeland Regional High School District	878	$34,004	6.1%	65.8%	64
158	Rockaway Borough School District	539	$30,595	16.3%	61.0%	64
159	Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson	515	$30,881	73.4%	66.9%	64
160	The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District	257	$27,831	52.1%	68.9%	64
161	Irvington Public School District	7,675	$28,458	44.7%	9.6%	63
162	Tinton Falls School District	1,385	$29,581	12.7%	66.2%	63
163	Salem City School District	1,348	$28,142	68.2%	12.5%	63
164	Millstone Township School District	1,173	$37,256	1.4%	74.5%	63
165	Midland Park School District	883	$34,097	4.6%	75.5%	63
166	Tewksbury Township School District	506	$34,708	2.0%	74.7%	63
167	Folsom Borough School District	384	$25,920	15.4%	20.9%	63
168	High Bridge Borough School District	356	$30,824	9.8%	58.9%	63
169	Linden Public School District	6,125	$26,513	44.6%	53.6%	62
170	Kearny	5,438	$26,912	46.4%	39.4%	62
171	Ramsey School District	2,514	$37,128	5.5%	76.8%	62
172	Little Egg Harbor Township School District	1,666	$25,617	34.9%	36.1%	62
173	Hopatcong Borough School District	1,418	$31,484	20.3%	60.2%	62
174	Dunellen Public School District	1,305	$30,034	33.4%	42.5%	62
175	Cumberland County Board of Vocational Education	1,055	$29,627	22.4%	31.9%	62
176	High Point Regional High School District	838	$35,025	13.7%	65.0%	62
177	Lenape Valley Regional High School District	674	$32,417	6.9%	54.7%	62
178	Somerdale School District	447	$26,541	26.1%	40.0%	62
179	Elizabeth Public Schools	28,266	$26,936	67.2%	10.8%	61
180	Newton Public School District	1,627	$26,684	26.4%	49.0%	61
181	Pitman Boro School District	1,147	$26,951	14.3%	48.3%	61
182	Absecon Public Schools District	952	$26,680	40.7%	51.1%	61
183	Lincoln Park School District	885	$33,806	12.4%	74.3%	61
184	Belvidere School District	604	$27,582	20.1%	56.5%	61
185	Brielle Boro School District	491	$35,329	1.8%	79.4%	61
186	Hampton Township School District	323	$28,606	8.7%	65.1%	61
187	Montclair Public School District	6,216	$31,159	10.1%	70.1%	60
188	Deptford Township Public School District	4,114	$29,209	25.8%	46.7%	60
189	Harrison Public Schools	2,440	$26,178	61.8%	21.0%	60
190	Pinelands Regional School District	1,611	$27,615	32.0%	52.3%	60
191	Edgewater School District	673	$42,797	10.2%	83.1%	60
192	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	4,388	$28,286	40.1%	45.7%	59
193	Teaneck School District	3,843	$38,428	26.6%	66.3%	59
194	Hawthorne Public School District	2,229	$29,734	27.2%	69.6%	59
195	Somerville Public School District	2,194	$26,851	27.2%	60.0%	59
196	Ocean City School District	1,877	$27,010	21.0%	67.7%	59
197	Highland Park Boro School District	1,598	$28,740	33.8%	64.8%	59
198	Boonton Town Public School District	1,522	$28,957	25.8%	65.7%	59
199	Lower Township Elementary School District	1,466	$25,759	38.5%	46.0%	59
200	Franklin Lakes School District	1,199	$33,431	1.6%	78.9%	59
201	Passaic Valley Regional High School District	1,040	$39,107	26.8%	73.7%	59
202	Little Ferry Public School District	806	$36,870	26.1%	66.7%	59
203	Wallkill Valley Regional High School	635	$33,436	12.7%	61.2%	59
204	Rochelle Park School District	502	$31,816	20.6%	75.0%	59
205	Clifton Public School District	10,826	$26,590	54.3%	51.1%	58
206	Manchester Township School District	2,849	$27,005	28.9%	68.9%	58
207	Logan Township School District	842	$28,621	13.8%	58.9%	58
208	West Long Branch School District	550	$28,574	12.4%	70.9%	58
209	Delaware Township School District	415	$30,082	6.1%	71.7%	58
210	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	3,474	$31,857	2.4%	74.5%	57
211	Gloucester City Public School District	2,356	$25,970	54.9%	13.6%	57
212	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	2,008	$34,054	2.5%	78.2%	57
213	Pascack Valley Regional High School District	1,782	$37,369	1.0%	77.9%	57
214	Warren Hills Regional School District	1,590	$27,918	15.1%	57.0%	57
215	Readington Township School District	1,430	$29,710	7.8%	73.7%	57
216	Red Bank Regional School District	1,392	$29,304	23.9%	74.7%	57
217	Oakland Public School District	1,326	$32,197	4.8%	74.2%	57
218	Weehawken Public School District	1,309	$26,855	34.8%	67.4%	57
219	Colts Neck Township School District	1,005	$32,816	2.7%	71.0%	57
220	Wanaque School District	893	$28,142	17.6%	65.7%	57
221	Greenwich Township School District	661	$30,063	7.5%	56.1%	57
222	North Warren Regional School District	626	$30,382	5.0%	64.6%	57
223	Warren County Vocational Technical School	405	$28,640	11.4%	50.7%	57
224	Lafayette Township School District	209	$28,490	5.9%	67.7%	57
225	Egg Harbor Township School District	7,556	$27,717	36.9%	44.7%	56
226	Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	2,880	$24,215	86.2%	4.5%	56
227	Mahwah Township Public School District	2,729	$32,861	6.4%	75.8%	56
228	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	2,528	$44,321	11.1%	72.7%	56
229	Maple Shade School District	2,439	$26,029	33.9%	47.5%	56
230	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	2,214	$23,873	60.8%	21.7%	56
231	Manville School District	1,694	$24,896	38.8%	40.3%	56
232	Delsea Regional High School District	1,631	$27,861	15.8%	45.3%	56
233	Upper Deerfield Township School District	962	$25,052	46.0%	34.4%	56
234	Florham Park School District	957	$33,170	0.6%	76.9%	56
235	Delaware Valley Regional High School District	728	$39,981	3.9%	74.4%	56
236	Point Pleasant Beach School District	685	$29,536	11.4%	75.0%	56
237	Shore Regional High School District	603	$37,142	6.2%	76.3%	56
238	Lebanon Township School District	579	$28,361	5.2%	65.4%	56
239	Frankford Township Consolidated School District	505	$27,828	6.7%	64.9%	56
240	Elk Township School District	336	$25,286	24.9%	43.0%	56
241	West New York School District	8,020	$24,039	71.1%	10.3%	55
242	South Orange-Maplewood School District	6,811	$30,915	9.2%	72.1%	55
243	Morris School District	5,682	$28,242	30.4%	66.4%	55
244	Wall Township Public School District	3,229	$30,224	9.4%	72.6%	55
245	Lindenwold Public School District	3,100	$23,738	69.8%	17.9%	55
246	Hunterdon Central Regional High School District	2,507	$32,581	11.1%	76.1%	55
247	Rockaway Township School District	2,386	$28,994	9.4%	72.1%	55
248	Butler Public School District	1,184	$28,359	18.7%	69.5%	55
249	Clinton Township School District	1,170	$29,651	5.6%	72.4%	55
250	Ringwood School District	1,033	$29,058	7.0%	70.8%	55
251	Great Meadows Regional School District	646	$33,748	11.5%	67.1%	55
252	Delanco Township School District	371	$31,695	24.9%	57.4%	55
253	Atlantic Highlands School District	256	$28,512	8.6%	70.4%	55
254	West Milford Township Public School District	3,025	$29,678	12.6%	65.8%	54
255	Rancocas Valley Regional High School District	2,054	$29,526	19.7%	44.9%	54
256	North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District	1,935	$31,250	2.7%	74.4%	54
257	Kinnelon School District	1,652	$32,074	2.6%	73.5%	54
258	Upper Township School District	1,408	$30,702	10.0%	64.6%	54
259	Park Ridge School District	1,208	$34,051	2.8%	75.5%	54
260	Plumsted Township School District	1,121	$27,307	10.4%	43.7%	54
261	Haledon Public School District	1,035	$22,041	53.1%	29.6%	54
262	Sussex County Technical School District	677	$28,482	11.5%	56.2%	54
263	Burch Charter School of Excellence	328	$29,855	68.6%	65.1%	54
264	National Park Boro School District	294	$22,378	34.7%	33.3%	54
265	East Windsor Regional School District	5,138	$26,090	28.4%	53.0%	53
266	Black Horse Pike Regional School District	3,600	$27,251	24.6%	39.5%	53
267	Montville Township School District	3,469	$30,262	2.2%	73.7%	53
268	Roxbury Township School District	3,452	$29,583	10.9%	67.9%	53
269	Jefferson Township Public School District	2,509	$28,671	10.3%	63.8%	53
270	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	2,103	$29,031	25.9%	50.8%	53
271	Bogota Public School District	1,381	$27,226	36.4%	46.3%	53
272	Hanover Park Regional High School District	1,354	$32,669	2.7%	78.3%	53
273	Mantua Township School District	1,256	$25,050	14.8%	49.2%	53
274	Camden Prep Inc.	1,162	$24,102	88.0%	5.9%	53
275	Chester Township School District	1,008	$29,322	3.3%	72.7%	53
276	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District	883	$34,370	0.3%	77.4%	53
277	Rahway Public School District	4,155	$25,531	42.8%	44.1%	52
278	Lawrence Township Public School District	3,711	$28,078	21.9%	71.2%	52
279	Paramus Public School District	3,639	$32,452	8.9%	74.8%	52
280	Washington Township School District	1,982	$28,992	2.8%	65.9%	52
281	Pennsville School District	1,822	$25,453	29.2%	49.1%	52
282	Riverside Township School District	1,564	$24,032	42.8%	30.2%	52
283	Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District	1,561	$30,993	6.9%	47.1%	52
284	East Hanover Township School District	972	$30,222	2.0%	74.8%	52
285	Mendham Township School District	760	$31,481	0.7%	79.9%	52
286	Holland Township School District	505	$27,819	4.9%	70.8%	52
287	Union Township School District	432	$30,304	1.1%	74.2%	52
288	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	376	$30,382	51.6%	70.4%	52
289	Kingwood Township School District	324	$26,562	11.7%	67.9%	52
290	Gibbsboro Elementary School District	281	$23,861	20.6%	53.4%	52
291	Hope Academy Charter School	273	$23,523	71.1%	62.7%	52
292	Barnegat Township School District	3,665	$24,187	26.1%	42.4%	51
293	Dover Public School District	3,603	$24,619	47.6%	23.8%	51
294	Freehold Township School District	3,447	$28,011	12.1%	72.8%	51
295	Kenilworth School District	1,473	$27,743	11.3%	57.1%	51
296	Bellmawr Public School District	1,168	$23,505	33.5%	38.1%	51
297	Hillsdale School District	1,124	$28,436	5.1%	72.3%	51
298	Clinton-Glen Gardner School District	449	$27,874	10.2%	66.4%	51
299	Jackson Township School District	7,605	$26,463	25.7%	52.3%	50
300	Washington Township School District	7,199	$25,639	14.9%	51.8%	50
301	Northern Burlington County Regional School District	2,162	$28,255	8.4%	45.1%	50
302	Roselle Park Public School District	2,042	$24,631	29.5%	45.5%	50
303	KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation	2,026	$34,962	91.1%	75.8%	50
304	Woodbury City Public School District	1,707	$23,414	56.1%	32.0%	50
305	West Essex Regional School District	1,663	$32,164	2.0%	77.9%	50
306	Mendham Borough School District	496	$29,850	2.3%	77.3%	50
307	Riverton School District	275	$27,096	8.1%	68.8%	50
308	East Brunswick Township School District	8,159	$26,854	15.4%	67.0%	49
309	North Bergen School District	7,262	$23,289	54.3%	34.0%	49
310	Burlington Township School District	3,650	$24,433	25.1%	51.1%	49
311	Lodi School District	3,203	$26,157	37.4%	45.1%	49
312	Vernon Township School District	2,966	$28,126	11.4%	51.0%	49
313	Fairview Public School District	1,565	$23,873	71.1%	35.2%	49
314	Manasquan School District	1,470	$28,986	7.7%	75.2%	49
315	Audubon Public School District	1,423	$24,972	14.5%	48.8%	49
316	River Vale Public School District	1,025	$33,251	0.9%	76.8%	49
317	Demarest School District	773	$32,150	1.1%	77.3%	49
318	Lopatcong Township School District	738	$30,072	10.3%	66.7%	49
319	Mansfield Township School District	549	$29,041	6.6%	74.8%	49
320	Ogdensburg Borough School District	281	$24,147	13.9%	40.3%	49
321	Woodbridge Township School District	13,836	$26,600	27.7%	57.9%	48
322	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	3,950	$26,967	17.0%	60.3%	48
323	Hamilton Township School District	2,913	$23,292	41.5%	32.0%	48
324	Hanover Township School District	1,244	$29,243	6.0%	76.3%	48
325	Woodcliff Lake School District	746	$28,399	1.0%	76.7%	48
326	Shamong Township School District	693	$25,964	6.9%	56.3%	48
327	Carlstadt Public School District	539	$30,111	25.8%	75.8%	48
328	Blairstown Elementary Township School District	432	$25,703	11.6%	66.3%	48
329	Princeton Charter School	424	$30,493	1.7%	76.5%	48
330	Englewood Cliffs School District	399	$41,905	—	78.1%	48
331	Stanhope School District	302	$25,634	11.3%	61.9%	48
332	Unity Charter School	263	$30,452	5.3%	76.2%	48
333	Bayonne School District	10,383	$23,051	51.8%	34.7%	47
334	Camden's Promise Charter School	2,374	$22,453	74.9%	64.7%	47
335	Hackettstown Public School District	2,078	$24,520	28.2%	56.0%	47
336	Pittsgrove Township School District	1,695	$25,324	24.7%	34.3%	47
337	Clayton Public School District	1,489	$24,291	38.1%	29.9%	47
338	Sterling Regional School District	911	$25,798	24.8%	38.7%	47
339	Washington Borough School District	557	$23,745	30.2%	39.5%	47
340	Fairfield Township School District	510	$27,166	14.7%	12.2%	47
341	Pace Charter School of Hamilton	439	$25,817	49.2%	71.1%	47
342	Garwood Boro	360	$31,452	15.4%	77.6%	47
343	Lenape Regional High School District	6,659	$28,644	8.0%	65.9%	46
344	Northfield City School District	931	$24,660	20.0%	45.7%	46
345	Milltown School District	833	$29,137	10.4%	70.6%	46
346	Prospect Park Public School District	777	$24,115	51.2%	17.1%	46
347	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	9,027	$29,650	4.9%	72.7%	45
348	Howell Township Public School District	5,492	$26,034	15.6%	57.9%	45
349	Belleville Public School District	4,970	$24,718	41.4%	39.0%	45
350	Mount Olive Township School District	4,752	$26,574	11.8%	60.6%	45
351	Holmdel Township School District	2,918	$28,430	1.5%	73.9%	45
352	Hazlet Township Public School District	2,703	$25,630	13.6%	62.1%	45
353	South River Public School District	2,462	$21,503	45.7%	34.9%	45
354	Atlantic County Vocational School District	1,756	$23,333	42.1%	40.0%	45
355	Florence Township School District	1,534	$24,378	26.0%	50.4%	45
356	Runnemede Public School District	833	$25,409	28.8%	38.2%	45
357	Hardyston Township School District	598	$26,229	9.6%	69.7%	45
358	Willingboro Public School District	3,757	$27,136	5.7%	35.0%	44
359	Middlesex Borough School District	2,044	$25,328	23.6%	53.3%	44
360	Somerset Hills Regional School District	1,761	$29,318	10.9%	75.3%	44
361	Lumberton Township Board of Education	1,235	$26,719	20.4%	53.5%	44
362	Mountainside School District	747	$31,066	1.6%	77.0%	44
363	Southampton Township School District	703	$25,675	12.3%	68.8%	44
364	North Haledon School District	582	$25,774	11.7%	71.6%	44
365	Vineland Public School District	10,386	$25,113	0.5%	11.3%	43
366	South Plainfield School District	3,551	$25,146	19.2%	65.0%	43
367	Sparta Township Public School District	3,299	$28,890	3.2%	71.5%	43
368	Middle Township Public School District	2,663	$23,651	42.0%	51.7%	43
369	Cumberland Regional School District	1,156	$25,480	31.6%	35.4%	43
370	Bethlehem Township School District	357	$28,071	2.5%	71.9%	43
371	Peoples Preparatory Charter School	340	$27,986	62.1%	72.7%	43
372	Monmouth Beach School District	257	$28,872	—	76.0%	43
373	Hamilton Township Public School District	12,096	$23,530	34.4%	45.9%	42
374	Wayne Township Public School District	7,746	$29,861	6.6%	72.0%	42
375	Randolph Township School District	4,220	$28,461	6.7%	70.0%	42
376	Delran Township School District	2,904	$24,124	17.3%	50.5%	42
377	Southern Regional School District	2,762	$28,209	14.5%	72.0%	42
378	Collingswood Public School District	2,286	$23,356	20.0%	49.9%	42
379	West Morris Regional High School District	2,116	$30,694	1.1%	74.1%	42
380	Eastampton Township School District	584	$23,812	18.3%	43.7%	42
381	Hainesport Township School District	528	$23,749	10.1%	68.1%	42
382	Allamuchy Township School District	426	$33,833	6.1%	76.6%	42
383	Woodbury Heights Public School District	260	$23,178	7.5%	51.1%	42
384	Bloomfield Township School District	6,328	$24,121	24.1%	51.7%	41
385	Bridgeton City School District	6,221	$25,522	1.9%	3.1%	41
386	Bernards Township School District	4,745	$28,063	1.2%	72.7%	41
387	Lacey Township School District	3,832	$24,056	21.1%	55.7%	41
388	Bordentown Regional School District	2,247	$25,147	12.7%	61.8%	41
389	Denville Township K-8 School District	1,688	$27,026	2.8%	76.2%	41
390	Township of Franklin School District	1,338	$23,321	17.7%	44.8%	41
391	Palmyra Public School District	1,032	$23,389	19.9%	53.3%	41
392	Little Falls Township Public School District	922	$24,273	13.1%	71.4%	41
393	Stratford School District	901	$23,602	26.2%	47.7%	41
394	Salem County Vocational Technical School District	695	$25,380	19.8%	31.5%	41
395	Haworth Public School District	436	$28,853	—	76.5%	41
396	University Academy Charter High School	432	$28,592	55.6%	83.0%	41
397	Toms River Regional School District	14,594	$25,468	28.5%	56.2%	40
398	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	8,049	$26,173	8.9%	71.7%	40
399	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	7,067	$27,993	11.3%	73.2%	40
400	Watchung Hills Regional High School District	1,783	$30,422	1.8%	77.2%	40
401	Westampton Township Public School District	933	$22,724	17.7%	54.2%	40
402	Long Hill Township School District	846	$28,575	4.9%	76.3%	40
403	Township of Union School District	7,775	$25,601	19.2%	52.7%	39
404	Waldwick School District	1,591	$27,673	0.7%	73.1%	39
405	Cedar Grove Township School District	1,586	$25,800	4.6%	73.2%	39
406	Berlin Borough School District	781	$21,520	10.4%	50.2%	39
407	Gloucester Township Public Schools	6,663	$22,449	35.1%	36.8%	38
408	Monroe Township Public School District	5,804	$22,109	24.9%	43.1%	38
409	Northern Highlands Regional High School District	1,324	$30,103	0.8%	78.0%	38
410	Woodland Park School District	1,243	$23,648	34.9%	62.7%	38
411	Fair Haven School District	964	$25,451	0.6%	74.2%	38
412	Link Community Charter School	339	$25,038	55.5%	68.8%	38
413	Essex Fells School District	247	$28,883	—	73.8%	38
414	Old Bridge Township School District	8,096	$24,504	16.4%	56.9%	37
415	Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	2,012	$24,122	67.8%	68.7%	37
416	Palisades Park School District	1,786	$22,498	41.7%	66.4%	37
417	Emerson Public School District	1,082	$28,575	6.0%	74.7%	37
418	Maywood School District	956	$28,352	8.5%	75.0%	37
419	Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District	807	$29,858	17.4%	78.9%	37
420	Chesterfield Township School District	714	$24,229	1.8%	61.9%	37
421	Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	432	$22,131	94.0%	72.9%	37
422	Middletown Township Public School District	8,993	$25,062	9.9%	68.4%	36
423	Hillsborough Township Public School District	7,265	$24,897	7.9%	63.1%	36
424	Fair Lawn Public School District	5,529	$25,647	9.4%	66.7%	36
425	Montgomery Township School District	4,611	$25,841	3.6%	71.6%	36
426	Pompton Lakes School District	1,766	$25,160	15.4%	61.5%	36
427	Cresskill Public School District	1,681	$28,867	1.4%	75.0%	36
428	Upper Saddle River School District	1,115	$27,841	—	76.3%	36
429	Brick Township Public School District	8,340	$23,486	25.2%	57.9%	35
430	Sayreville School District	6,407	$24,022	27.7%	47.1%	35
431	TEAM Academy Charter School	6,096	$23,805	75.4%	70.1%	35
432	Marlboro Township School District	4,537	$25,555	2.4%	69.0%	35
433	Summit Public School District	3,950	$25,692	9.7%	71.5%	35
434	Moorestown Township Public School District	3,884	$26,284	6.9%	72.0%	35
435	Bergenfield Borough School District	3,653	$25,034	23.1%	58.1%	35
436	Cliffside Park School District	3,141	$22,584	43.9%	65.1%	35
437	Westwood Regional School District	2,813	$26,116	7.5%	73.0%	35
438	Lyndhurst Public School District	2,637	$26,438	20.1%	68.6%	35
439	Saddle Brook School District	1,826	$26,925	11.8%	73.4%	35
440	Swedesboro-Woolwich School District	1,591	$22,454	14.0%	51.9%	35
441	South Amboy School District	1,183	$21,859	35.5%	42.6%	35
442	Tabernacle Township School District	690	$24,635	7.2%	56.1%	35
443	John P Holland Charter School School District	688	$20,873	99.6%	65.0%	35
444	Watchung Borough School District	671	$27,216	—	73.7%	35
445	Phillip's Academy Charter School	639	$23,083	52.0%	56.7%	35
446	Ho-Ho-Kus School District	553	$33,113	—	76.8%	35
447	Roseland School District	469	$25,116	2.4%	72.9%	35
448	Shrewsbury Borough School District	465	$24,341	0.6%	76.2%	35
449	The Village Charter School	359	$22,300	55.2%	63.0%	35
450	Hunterdon County Vocational School District	322	$33,557	0.5%	79.0%	35
451	Hammonton School District	3,414	$22,054	31.4%	39.4%	34
452	Medford Township School District	2,690	$25,641	3.8%	71.4%	34
453	Berkeley Heights School District	2,479	$26,976	1.5%	75.7%	34
454	Morris County Vocational School District	1,261	$25,635	2.9%	73.5%	34
455	Little Silver Boro School District	733	$24,838	0.0%	75.6%	34
456	Hopewell Township School District	515	$22,467	19.7%	38.5%	34
457	Medford Lakes School District	484	$21,021	2.4%	63.3%	34
458	Oldmans Township School District	283	$22,347	19.5%	45.1%	34
459	Elmwood Park School District	2,587	$22,237	28.2%	57.6%	33
460	River Dell Regional School District	1,613	$27,679	1.3%	74.7%	33
461	Foundation Academy Charter School	1,044	$24,099	61.5%	72.1%	33
462	Byram Township School District	837	$23,627	3.8%	61.9%	33
463	Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School	585	$25,357	55.6%	73.8%	33
464	Ocean Academy Charter School	450	$22,335	73.6%	77.5%	33
465	South Brunswick School District	7,950	$23,749	9.7%	63.9%	32
466	Piscataway Township School District	7,354	$24,165	23.6%	59.8%	32
467	Voorhees Township School District	3,025	$25,280	10.9%	69.5%	32
468	West Deptford Township School District	2,879	$23,290	21.2%	53.2%	32
469	Secaucus School District	2,223	$24,132	20.2%	69.8%	32
470	Hasbrouck Heights School District	1,744	$25,488	11.8%	71.7%	32
471	Freedom Prep Charter School	744	$22,628	57.9%	64.4%	32
472	Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	359	$23,558	44.3%	73.1%	32
473	Cherry Hill School District	10,818	$25,340	15.9%	67.8%	31
474	Madison Public School District	2,520	$25,460	6.0%	73.6%	31
475	Upper Freehold Regional School District	2,098	$23,309	5.1%	67.3%	31
476	Burlington County Institute of Technology School District	2,035	$23,162	22.4%	50.9%	31
477	Spotswood Public School District	1,660	$23,146	13.1%	61.4%	31
478	Montvale Board of Education School District	960	$24,160	2.5%	74.9%	31
479	North Caldwell School District	710	$25,442	—	73.8%	31
480	Harrington Park School District	645	$26,967	—	76.0%	31
481	Principle Academy Charter School	472	$21,844	78.2%	74.8%	31
482	New Horizons Community Charter School	381	$23,480	86.1%	75.0%	31
483	School District of the Chathams	3,637	$25,612	1.4%	74.4%	30
484	Stafford Township School District	2,480	$23,013	13.3%	55.5%	30
485	Berkeley Township School District	2,437	$21,503	23.9%	60.2%	30
486	Marion P. Thomas Charter School	1,437	$25,387	44.3%	73.9%	30
487	Wallington Boro School District	1,229	$23,111	26.2%	57.8%	30
488	Nutley Public School District	4,072	$24,144	10.4%	65.0%	29
489	Tenafly Public School District	3,545	$27,307	1.9%	74.3%	29
490	Cinnaminson Township School District	2,850	$23,728	9.8%	58.2%	29
491	Dumont Public School District	2,622	$23,359	7.8%	61.8%	29
492	Central Regional School District	2,344	$22,676	28.6%	69.3%	29
493	Eastern Camden County Regional School District	1,965	$24,433	9.6%	60.1%	29
494	LEAP Academy University Charter School	1,563	$20,033	77.1%	67.5%	29
495	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District	1,514	$22,561	14.2%	51.8%	29
496	Northvale Public School District	554	$24,818	—	75.4%	29
497	Millburn Township School District	4,793	$26,559	1.0%	73.9%	28
498	Mount Laurel Township School District	4,187	$23,141	9.5%	69.6%	28
499	Fort Lee School District	4,032	$23,908	10.3%	71.8%	28
500	Wyckoff Township Public School District	2,034	$25,951	0.7%	75.4%	28
501	Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology	1,608	$30,957	—	70.2%	28
502	Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School	569	$20,363	70.5%	73.9%	28
503	College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School	554	$24,492	42.4%	74.5%	28
504	The Queen City Academy Charter School District	403	$21,638	52.4%	63.9%	28
505	Pride Academy Charter School District	299	$21,144	69.9%	72.0%	28
506	Rutherford School District	2,568	$27,244	3.0%	83.9%	27
507	New Milford Public School District	2,035	$25,226	10.0%	71.2%	27
508	East Greenwich Township School District	1,287	$19,492	5.2%	56.3%	27
509	Community Charter School of Paterson	874	$21,976	57.8%	70.3%	27
510	Greater Brunswick Charter School	396	$22,574	69.0%	73.4%	27
511	Achievers Early College Prep Charter School	353	$22,107	55.0%	70.1%	27
512	Leonia Public School District	2,131	$24,096	10.0%	68.4%	26
513	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	1,160	$20,347	69.1%	71.4%	26
514	Robert Treat Academy Charter School	690	$20,959	61.7%	69.3%	26
515	Achieve Community Charter School	451	$20,035	71.3%	69.0%	26
516	Millville Public Charter School	310	$15,930	28.7%	61.4%	26
517	Sussex County Technology Charter School	220	$22,575	13.6%	78.3%	26
518	Westfield Public School District	5,992	$26,205	1.1%	73.7%	25
519	Point Pleasant Borough School District	2,726	$21,627	8.5%	68.2%	25
520	Verona Public School District	2,176	$25,712	1.0%	72.3%	25
521	Harrison Township School District	1,341	$19,838	10.3%	53.9%	25
522	River Edge School District	1,189	$22,387	0.3%	64.6%	25
523	Linwood City School District	806	$23,327	7.7%	72.0%	25
524	Springfield Township School District	283	$22,567	13.3%	59.3%	25
525	Livingston Board of Education School District	6,371	$25,436	1.3%	73.8%	24
526	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	4,715	$22,785	6.9%	65.4%	24
527	Glen Rock Public School District	2,620	$26,723	0.8%	74.8%	24
528	Caldwell-West School District	2,601	$23,727	7.5%	73.8%	24
529	Clearview Regional High School District	2,200	$20,316	10.4%	49.6%	24
530	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	1,668	$22,433	9.8%	51.8%	24
531	Robbinsville Public School District	3,073	$21,506	4.1%	65.7%	23
532	Kingsway Regional School District	2,962	$20,320	8.6%	50.4%	23
533	Haddon Township School District	2,107	$22,973	10.0%	59.0%	23
534	South Harrison Township School District	334	$21,154	12.0%	56.4%	23
535	Soaring Heights Charter School	270	$23,404	28.9%	69.5%	23
536	Edison Township School District	16,807	$22,472	17.5%	65.4%	22
537	Freehold Regional High School District	10,453	$22,768	12.3%	62.4%	22
538	Springfield Public School District	2,236	$25,349	8.7%	74.9%	22
539	Pequannock Township School District	2,109	$25,137	2.9%	75.0%	22
540	College Achieve Paterson Charter School	1,305	$19,145	87.0%	73.8%	22
541	Closter Public School District	1,217	$24,176	1.3%	72.9%	22
542	Fairfield Public School District	694	$23,569	3.8%	72.9%	22
543	Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School	604	$27,569	7.3%	80.4%	22
544	Evesham Township School District	4,416	$22,965	7.1%	67.2%	21
545	North Arlington School District	2,005	$21,342	20.0%	66.4%	21
546	HADDON HEIGHTS School District	1,491	$20,852	5.5%	71.0%	21
547	Old Tappan Public School District	743	$26,198	—	77.3%	21
548	Cresthaven Academy Charter School	532	$18,704	49.4%	65.0%	21
549	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	380	$19,176	75.3%	74.5%	21
550	Englewood on the Palisades Charter School	303	$21,426	21.5%	72.3%	21
551	Elysian Charter School	292	$18,922	8.6%	73.6%	21
552	Monroe Township School District	6,948	$23,889	5.3%	74.6%	20
553	Cranford Public School District	3,745	$23,778	0.7%	74.3%	20
554	Metuchen Public School District	2,302	$23,917	4.1%	74.3%	20
555	Gray Charter School	344	$19,408	55.2%	69.5%	20
556	Hoboken Charter School	300	$21,201	19.3%	78.7%	20
557	Ridgewood Public School District	5,557	$24,719	2.4%	74.9%	19
558	Empowerment Academy Charter School	1,002	$19,998	62.7%	77.6%	18
559	East Orange Community Charter School	448	$21,585	53.6%	75.0%	18
560	Teaneck Community Charter School	358	$22,943	12.8%	80.7%	18
561	North Star Academy Charter School	6,350	$20,367	72.2%	78.0%	17
562	Wood-Ridge School District	1,264	$21,774	9.1%	73.2%	17
563	Totowa Public School District	908	$22,488	15.3%	72.0%	17
564	Norwood Public School District	631	$23,348	1.0%	73.7%	17
565	New Providence School District	2,382	$23,400	1.4%	74.8%	16
566	Clark Township Public School District	2,267	$22,510	1.9%	73.6%	16
567	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	1,944	$18,028	63.9%	73.2%	16
568	Glen Ridge Public School District	1,833	$24,676	1.0%	74.9%	16
569	College Achieve Central Charter School	1,403	$18,516	61.2%	74.2%	16
570	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	5,646	$22,894	2.6%	74.7%	15
571	The Learning Community Charter School	637	$17,438	24.2%	70.0%	15
572	BelovED Community Charter	1,551	$18,828	69.2%	79.2%	13
573	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	668	$16,417	33.4%	70.2%	12
574	Haddonfield School District	2,766	$20,525	1.3%	72.7%	11
575	Oradell Public School District	817	$20,698	—	74.6%	11
576	Vineland Public Charter School	433	$13,218	45.5%	72.1%	11
577	Allendale Public School District	914	$23,070	1.6%	75.8%	10
578	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	846	$17,207	48.6%	75.7%	8
579	Jersey City Community Charter School	586	$16,534	68.0%	77.0%	8
580	The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct	380	$17,057	41.1%	73.9%	8
581	Bergen Arts and Science Charter School	1,252	$18,485	36.5%	76.1%	7
582	Hatikvah International Academy Charter School	598	$17,520	7.4%	75.3%	7
583	Central Jersey College Prep Charter School	1,288	$15,641	18.6%	83.3%	5
584	Middlesex County STEM Charter School	462	$15,594	49.1%	87.7%	3
585	Jersey City Global Charter School	416	$17,211	23.3%	76.5%	3
586	Union County TEAMS Charter School-High School/College LA	334	$14,515	71.6%	83.9%	2
587	Hoboken Dual Language Charter School	422	$17,187	9.7%	80.4%	1

How the Equity Score Works

The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness:

Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)

Higher spending relative to peers

Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)

Spending weighted by poverty level — rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest

Funding Diversity (0-25)

Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support

Resource Access (0-25)

Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention

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Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.