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).

New Jersey · NCES F-33 finance data

School Funding Equity in New Jersey

586 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.

Compiled by PlainSchools, Education-data publisher · August 26, 2026

The equity picture in one line

Camden City School District ranks first in New Jersey for funding equity at 96/100, in a state whose districts average 50 against a national average of 49.

96/100
top score (Camden City School District): $37,096
per-pupil spending in the top district: 99
districts scoring 70 or higher: 93
districts below 30

#	District	Enrollment	$/Pupil	Free Lunch	Local Rev %	Score
1	Camden City School District	7,099	$37,096	68.9%	3.8%	96
2	Lakewood Township School District	5,023	$48,105	84.2%	31.6%	96
3	Asbury Park School District	1,541	$47,997	48.1%	15.0%	96
4	Woodbine School District	239	$33,971	67.2%	27.7%	95
5	Wildwood City School District	864	$30,036	75.0%	44.1%	90
6	Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District	322	$63,559	9.9%	59.6%	90
7	Atlantic City School District	6,466	$31,825	83.8%	37.5%	89
8	Somers Point School District	752	$29,166	56.1%	45.5%	88
9	Brigantine Public School District	392	$48,696	27.4%	63.3%	88
10	East Newark School District	232	$26,103	81.9%	22.4%	87
11	Ventnor City School District	522	$40,852	47.3%	65.3%	86
12	Brooklawn Public School District	280	$26,814	49.5%	16.0%	86
13	Hamburg School District	247	$33,547	12.2%	55.5%	85
14	Bradley Beach School District	205	$38,937	43.4%	68.0%	85
15	Perth Amboy Public School District	10,484	$41,930	71.2%	9.0%	84
16	Belmar Elementary School District	400	$32,148	42.4%	65.7%	84
17	Woodlynne School District	388	$30,647	73.4%	16.1%	84
18	New Brunswick School District	9,690	$26,893	71.9%	14.8%	83
19	Essex County Schools of Technology	2,021	$32,017	68.5%	32.0%	83
20	Egg Harbor City School District	561	$26,437	63.2%	23.3%	83
21	Red Bank Borough Public School District	1,273	$26,477	61.8%	46.5%	82
22	South Hunterdon Regional School District	827	$34,415	19.4%	67.4%	82
23	Kittatinny Regional School District	783	$36,485	7.2%	61.2%	82
24	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	648	$55,767	8.3%	57.6%	82
25	Wildwood Crest Borough School District	251	$41,462	26.7%	71.9%	82
26	Camden County Technical School District	2,128	$31,741	46.0%	26.0%	81
27	Freehold Borough School District	1,641	$25,611	60.5%	25.7%	81
28	Gateway Regional High School District	867	$33,250	18.8%	46.5%	81
29	Beverly City School District	353	$25,300	47.2%	28.2%	79
30	Atlantic Community Charter School	330	$29,442	89.1%	68.3%	79
31	Neptune City School District	272	$30,915	46.0%	68.6%	79
32	Long Beach Island Consolidated School District	211	$42,810	9.3%	73.9%	79
33	Passaic City School District	12,834	$31,631	99.6%	4.4%	78
34	Pemberton Township School District	4,430	$27,691	40.0%	13.9%	78
35	Phillipsburg School District	3,989	$26,474	55.0%	29.2%	78
36	Neptune Township School District	3,514	$27,934	32.5%	48.7%	78
37	Ridgefield School District	1,428	$34,020	25.3%	68.9%	78
38	Belvidere School District	604	$29,815	20.1%	56.5%	78
39	Montague Township School District	309	$30,188	26.8%	57.5%	78
40	Henry Hudson Regional School District	299	$37,585	13.9%	73.2%	78
41	West Orange Public Schools	6,835	$30,537	31.4%	64.7%	77
42	Long Branch Public School District	5,494	$26,595	63.6%	34.3%	77
43	Paulsboro School District	1,270	$27,186	51.0%	25.1%	77
44	Cape May County Technical High School District	555	$35,454	23.3%	72.2%	77
45	Mansfield Township Elementary School District	544	$27,094	27.4%	45.1%	77
46	Bound Brook School District	2,067	$25,816	62.5%	31.4%	76
47	Burlington City Public School District	1,862	$26,221	47.9%	33.8%	76
48	Orange Board of Education School District	5,744	$26,503	67.8%	11.6%	75
49	Millville School District	5,090	$28,975	64.8%	18.2%	75
50	Township of Ocean School District	3,258	$29,531	22.1%	67.4%	75
51	Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District	3,041	$28,723	39.3%	43.2%	75
52	Ocean City School District	1,877	$29,140	21.0%	67.7%	75
53	Keansburg School District	1,604	$25,766	43.1%	12.8%	75
54	Buena Regional School District	1,602	$29,056	45.4%	35.3%	75
55	Lower Township Elementary School District	1,466	$26,758	38.5%	46.0%	75
56	Folsom Borough School District	384	$26,357	15.4%	20.9%	75
57	Tuckerton Borough School District	284	$25,732	38.9%	40.0%	75
58	Roseville Community Charter School	272	$38,265	84.9%	67.4%	75
59	East Orange School District	9,272	$30,322	55.7%	9.0%	74
60	Monmouth County Vocational School District	1,545	$34,900	1.4%	66.4%	74
61	Lower Cape May Regional School District	1,225	$29,450	29.5%	57.4%	74
62	Eatontown Public School District	980	$28,126	32.3%	59.6%	74
63	Monmouth Regional High School	970	$31,999	21.3%	71.6%	74
64	Waterford Township School District	942	$26,874	20.0%	41.4%	74
65	Wharton Borough School District	701	$25,783	34.1%	44.6%	74
66	Margate City School District	336	$41,074	4.0%	77.6%	74
67	Pleasantville Public School District	3,840	$26,148	74.0%	11.8%	73
68	Northern Valley Regional High School District	2,053	$46,829	0.7%	81.1%	73
69	Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts	370	$25,897	64.3%	68.5%	73
70	Harding Township School District	291	$42,560	2.8%	80.3%	73
71	Newark Public School District	41,672	$28,631	73.1%	10.8%	72
72	Garfield Public School District	4,787	$27,206	33.9%	23.2%	72
73	Galloway Township Public School District	3,161	$25,988	36.5%	39.5%	72
74	Hillside Public School District	3,065	$25,068	52.5%	39.4%	72
75	Mount Holly Township Public School District	1,152	$24,312	47.5%	30.5%	72
76	High Bridge Borough School District	356	$30,006	9.8%	58.9%	72
77	Jersey City Public Schools	26,647	$27,184	52.6%	38.5%	71
78	Paterson Public School District	24,795	$25,726	61.4%	8.8%	71
79	North Brunswick Township School District	5,822	$26,244	31.7%	54.6%	71
80	Morris Hills Regional School District	2,673	$32,079	13.6%	69.1%	71
81	Warren Township School District	1,635	$34,127	3.1%	73.9%	71
82	North Hanover Township School District	1,430	$25,855	17.5%	9.1%	71
83	Mountain Lakes Public School District	1,308	$35,505	5.0%	76.4%	71
84	Keyport School District	947	$26,549	33.3%	51.0%	71
85	Franklin Borough School District	477	$27,170	29.7%	44.3%	71
86	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	376	$27,912	51.6%	70.4%	71
87	Westville Boro Public School District	335	$24,299	48.6%	33.0%	71
88	Oaklyn Public School District	282	$26,004	25.7%	49.3%	71
89	Stillwater Township School District	281	$28,669	7.8%	55.8%	71
90	Gibbsboro Elementary School District	281	$26,224	20.6%	53.4%	71
91	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	4,388	$30,765	40.1%	45.7%	70
92	Pinelands Regional School District	1,611	$26,971	32.0%	52.3%	70
93	Mainland Regional High School	1,197	$28,530	16.2%	54.6%	70
94	Lakeland Regional High School District	878	$31,401	6.1%	65.8%	70
95	Cranbury Township School District	453	$35,781	5.6%	81.0%	70
96	Andover Regional School District	429	$35,825	12.3%	77.7%	70
97	Magnolia School District	399	$25,055	31.7%	41.7%	70
98	Green Township School District	372	$31,608	4.9%	67.4%	70
99	Deerfield Township School District	319	$24,784	46.4%	38.9%	70
100	North Plainfield School District	3,677	$24,080	54.6%	34.7%	69
101	Ringwood School District	1,033	$30,628	7.0%	70.8%	69
102	Point Pleasant Beach School District	685	$31,410	11.4%	75.0%	69
103	Commercial Township School District	481	$26,669	56.0%	14.1%	69
104	Lakehurst School District	379	$24,879	43.0%	14.5%	69
105	White Township Consolidated School District	269	$30,439	10.2%	72.5%	69
106	Union City School District	12,848	$25,585	71.2%	4.9%	68
107	Ewing Township School District	3,545	$27,348	37.4%	62.2%	68
108	Englewood Public School District	2,960	$27,453	60.2%	61.8%	68
109	Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	2,880	$26,090	86.2%	4.5%	68
110	Manchester Township School District	2,849	$26,995	28.9%	68.9%	68
111	Franklin Lakes School District	1,199	$35,091	1.6%	78.9%	68
112	Sussex-Wantage Regional School District	1,044	$27,957	21.2%	56.1%	68
113	Berlin Township School District	615	$26,550	29.1%	48.8%	68
114	Tewksbury Township School District	506	$33,010	2.0%	74.7%	68
115	Frankford Township Consolidated School District	505	$28,550	6.7%	64.9%	68
116	Lawrence Township School District	484	$24,709	39.4%	21.4%	68
117	Bedminster Township Public School District	455	$33,633	8.6%	78.9%	68
118	Greenwich Township School District	427	$29,002	26.7%	72.9%	68
119	Washington Township School District	384	$28,174	17.6%	60.7%	68
120	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	2,359	$35,925	30.7%	46.4%	67
121	Little Egg Harbor Township School District	1,666	$24,693	34.9%	36.1%	67
122	Mullica Township School District	635	$25,011	34.0%	37.0%	67
123	Lebanon Township School District	579	$27,896	5.2%	65.4%	67
124	Warren County Vocational Technical School	405	$29,230	11.4%	50.7%	67
125	Lawnside School District	332	$26,904	37.7%	37.0%	67
126	West New York School District	8,020	$25,327	71.1%	10.3%	66
127	Linden Public School District	6,125	$25,981	44.6%	53.6%	66
128	Hackensack School District	5,272	$29,108	46.4%	55.8%	66
129	Roselle Public School District	2,922	$25,254	47.5%	31.5%	66
130	Tinton Falls School District	1,385	$27,150	12.7%	66.2%	66
131	Midland Park School District	883	$32,247	4.6%	75.5%	66
132	High Point Regional High School District	838	$31,489	13.7%	65.0%	66
133	East Rutherford School District	750	$30,240	27.9%	70.5%	66
134	Barrington School District	558	$25,478	20.9%	58.5%	66
135	South Hackensack School District	260	$29,927	26.4%	80.3%	66
136	Hunterdon Central Regional High School District	2,507	$31,089	11.1%	76.1%	65
137	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	2,008	$33,415	2.5%	78.2%	65
138	Pascack Valley Regional High School District	1,782	$37,498	1.0%	77.9%	65
139	Salem City School District	1,348	$25,714	68.2%	12.5%	65
140	Weehawken Public School District	1,309	$26,892	34.8%	67.4%	65
141	Sussex County Technical School District	677	$28,969	11.5%	56.2%	65
142	East Amwell Township School District	374	$29,198	8.8%	70.4%	65
143	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	356	$49,211	32.8%	67.0%	65
144	Atlantic Highlands School District	256	$28,941	8.6%	70.4%	65
145	Franklin Township Public School District	7,309	$26,100	36.3%	69.9%	64
146	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	3,474	$31,456	2.4%	74.5%	64
147	Ramsey School District	2,514	$31,877	5.5%	76.8%	64
148	Somerville Public School District	2,194	$25,657	27.2%	60.0%	64
149	Ridgefield Park Public School District	2,102	$25,838	29.4%	56.0%	64
150	Haledon Public School District	1,035	$22,445	53.1%	29.6%	64
151	Colts Neck Township School District	1,005	$33,337	2.7%	71.0%	64
152	Lenape Valley Regional High School District	674	$29,740	6.9%	54.7%	64
153	West Long Branch School District	550	$27,516	12.4%	70.9%	64
154	Netcong School District	299	$24,107	29.8%	49.1%	64
155	Elizabeth Public Schools	28,266	$24,903	67.2%	10.8%	63
156	Irvington Public School District	7,675	$26,057	44.7%	9.6%	63
157	Princeton Public School District	3,817	$29,294	10.2%	72.0%	63
158	Warren Hills Regional School District	1,590	$26,634	15.1%	57.0%	63
159	Clinton Township School District	1,170	$29,397	5.6%	72.4%	63
160	Pitman Boro School District	1,147	$26,738	14.3%	48.3%	63
161	Dennis Township School District	670	$26,318	17.7%	53.8%	63
162	North Warren Regional School District	626	$28,233	5.0%	64.6%	63
163	Oceanport School District	563	$28,913	4.3%	71.9%	63
164	Somerdale School District	447	$24,638	26.1%	40.0%	63
165	Pohatcong Township School District	309	$26,903	15.6%	63.0%	63
166	Alloway Twp School District	264	$26,205	10.7%	41.7%	63
167	Kearny	5,438	$24,396	46.4%	39.4%	62
168	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	4,828	$24,097	35.3%	30.3%	62
169	Wall Township Public School District	3,229	$29,488	9.4%	72.6%	62
170	Harrison Public Schools	2,440	$24,373	61.8%	21.0%	62
171	North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District	1,935	$32,749	2.7%	74.4%	62
172	Readington Township School District	1,430	$28,589	7.8%	73.7%	62
173	Upper Deerfield Township School District	962	$24,771	46.0%	34.4%	62
174	Shore Regional High School District	603	$35,002	6.2%	76.3%	62
175	South Bound Brook Public School District	431	$25,633	33.3%	47.8%	62
176	Maurice River Township School District	402	$23,062	32.3%	28.2%	62
177	Hampton Township School District	323	$26,180	8.7%	65.1%	62
178	Freehold Township School District	3,447	$27,687	12.1%	72.8%	61
179	Vernon Township School District	2,966	$27,558	11.4%	51.0%	61
180	Newton Public School District	1,627	$24,261	26.4%	49.0%	61
181	Boonton Town Public School District	1,522	$27,443	25.8%	65.7%	61
182	Oakland Public School District	1,326	$29,905	4.8%	74.2%	61
183	Branchburg Township School District	1,290	$30,748	3.0%	78.0%	61
184	Camden Prep Inc.	1,162	$24,697	88.0%	5.9%	61
185	Guttenberg School District	959	$22,839	65.0%	39.4%	61
186	Rockaway Borough School District	539	$27,224	16.3%	61.0%	61
187	Delaware Township School District	415	$27,631	6.1%	71.7%	61
188	Mount Arlington Public School District	343	$31,061	14.3%	77.5%	61
189	Franklin Township School District	282	$29,514	7.5%	75.0%	61
190	Winslow Township School District	4,912	$23,662	42.0%	41.0%	60
191	Mahwah Township Public School District	2,729	$30,824	6.4%	75.8%	60
192	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	2,214	$23,569	60.8%	21.7%	60
193	Roselle Park Public School District	2,042	$24,985	29.5%	45.5%	60
194	Holland Township School District	505	$27,162	4.9%	70.8%	60
195	Mt. Ephraim School District	444	$24,117	24.5%	48.1%	60
196	Ogdensburg Borough School District	281	$24,790	13.9%	40.3%	60
197	Pine Hill School District	1,940	$23,774	49.1%	35.9%	59
198	Delsea Regional High School District	1,631	$25,635	15.8%	45.3%	59
199	Highland Park Boro School District	1,598	$25,851	33.8%	64.8%	59
200	Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District	826	$24,839	57.5%	40.4%	59
201	Mendham Township School District	760	$32,520	0.7%	79.9%	59
202	Wallkill Valley Regional High School	635	$28,090	12.7%	61.2%	59
203	Clementon Elementary School District	589	$20,922	53.7%	28.9%	59
204	Kingwood Township School District	324	$26,077	11.7%	67.9%	59
205	Oxford Township School District	250	$24,968	10.0%	49.8%	59
206	East Brunswick Township School District	8,159	$26,439	15.4%	67.0%	58
207	Teaneck School District	3,843	$30,902	26.6%	66.3%	58
208	Paramus Public School District	3,639	$30,912	8.9%	74.8%	58
209	Maple Shade School District	2,439	$24,097	33.9%	47.5%	58
210	Rockaway Township School District	2,386	$27,620	9.4%	72.1%	58
211	Hopatcong Borough School District	1,418	$27,422	20.3%	60.2%	58
212	Park Ridge School District	1,208	$31,369	2.8%	75.5%	58
213	Millstone Township School District	1,173	$29,569	1.4%	74.5%	58
214	Edgewater Park Township School District	973	$24,640	41.4%	42.2%	58
215	Absecon Public Schools District	952	$23,139	40.7%	51.1%	58
216	Wanaque School District	893	$25,703	17.6%	65.7%	58
217	Blairstown Elementary Township School District	432	$25,690	11.6%	66.3%	58
218	Moonachie School District	365	$25,142	35.0%	71.2%	58
219	Montville Township School District	3,469	$28,971	2.2%	73.7%	57
220	Flemington-Raritan Regional School District	3,149	$25,140	18.6%	68.5%	57
221	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	2,103	$27,454	25.9%	50.8%	57
222	Kinnelon School District	1,652	$30,800	2.6%	73.5%	57
223	Hanover Park Regional High School District	1,354	$30,581	2.7%	78.3%	57
224	Bellmawr Public School District	1,168	$23,086	33.5%	38.1%	57
225	Hillsdale School District	1,124	$27,345	5.1%	72.3%	57
226	Peoples Preparatory Charter School	340	$37,065	62.1%	72.7%	57
227	National Park Boro School District	294	$21,435	34.7%	33.3%	57
228	Quinton Township School District	287	$23,453	19.1%	32.2%	57
229	Trenton Public School District	14,852	$23,249	60.4%	5.9%	56
230	Lenape Regional High School District	6,659	$28,617	8.0%	65.9%	56
231	Carteret Public School District	3,935	$22,307	63.1%	30.4%	56
232	Lawrence Township Public School District	3,711	$26,446	21.9%	71.2%	56
233	West Milford Township Public School District	3,025	$29,395	12.6%	65.8%	56
234	Holmdel Township School District	2,918	$28,161	1.5%	73.9%	56
235	Glassboro School District	1,895	$24,665	42.8%	44.5%	56
236	Woodbury City Public School District	1,707	$22,958	56.1%	32.0%	56
237	Chester Township School District	1,008	$27,299	3.3%	72.7%	56
238	Rumson Borough School District	911	$28,487	0.6%	73.9%	56
239	Bloomingdale School District	615	$28,259	15.3%	70.8%	56
240	Morris Plains School District	578	$28,289	6.3%	78.2%	56
241	Lafayette Township School District	209	$26,493	5.9%	67.7%	56
242	Clifton Public School District	10,826	$22,394	54.3%	51.1%	55
243	Washington Township School District	7,199	$24,673	14.9%	51.8%	55
244	East Windsor Regional School District	5,138	$24,243	28.4%	53.0%	55
245	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	2,528	$40,357	11.1%	72.7%	55
246	Camden's Promise Charter School	2,374	$23,785	74.9%	64.7%	55
247	Gloucester City Public School District	2,356	$23,229	54.9%	13.6%	55
248	Hawthorne Public School District	2,229	$25,062	27.2%	69.6%	55
249	Hanover Township School District	1,244	$29,026	6.0%	76.3%	55
250	Palmyra Public School District	1,032	$23,691	19.9%	53.3%	55
251	Prospect Park Public School District	777	$24,404	51.2%	17.1%	55
252	Delaware Valley Regional High School District	728	$33,102	3.9%	74.4%	55
253	Jamesburg Public School District	674	$22,837	40.3%	39.2%	55
254	North Bergen School District	7,262	$21,963	54.3%	34.0%	54
255	Montclair Public School District	6,216	$26,536	10.1%	70.1%	54
256	Burlington Township School District	3,650	$23,806	25.1%	51.1%	54
257	Roxbury Township School District	3,452	$26,682	10.9%	67.9%	54
258	Audubon Public School District	1,423	$23,801	14.5%	48.8%	54
259	Butler Public School District	1,184	$25,334	18.7%	69.5%	54
260	Plumsted Township School District	1,121	$26,749	10.4%	43.7%	54
261	Passaic Valley Regional High School District	1,040	$30,670	26.8%	73.7%	54
262	Logan Township School District	842	$24,720	13.8%	58.9%	54
263	Shamong Township School District	693	$24,550	6.9%	56.3%	54
264	Carlstadt Public School District	539	$26,996	25.8%	75.8%	54
265	Rochelle Park School District	502	$25,789	20.6%	75.0%	54
266	Jackson Township School District	7,605	$25,007	25.7%	52.3%	53
267	Egg Harbor Township School District	7,556	$24,773	36.9%	44.7%	53
268	Morris School District	5,682	$24,771	30.4%	66.4%	53
269	Lindenwold Public School District	3,100	$21,326	69.8%	17.9%	53
270	South River Public School District	2,462	$21,325	45.7%	34.9%	53
271	West Essex Regional School District	1,663	$29,199	2.0%	77.9%	53
272	Mantua Township School District	1,256	$23,174	14.8%	49.2%	53
273	East Hanover Township School District	972	$27,558	2.0%	74.8%	53
274	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District	883	$29,070	0.3%	77.4%	53
275	Green Brook Township Public School District	732	$27,489	8.2%	80.6%	53
276	Mansfield Township School District	549	$27,131	6.6%	74.8%	53
277	Hainesport Township School District	528	$24,911	10.1%	68.1%	53
278	Plainfield Public School District	10,097	$21,278	71.8%	9.5%	52
279	Dover Public School District	3,603	$22,480	47.6%	23.8%	52
280	Southern Regional School District	2,762	$27,451	14.5%	72.0%	52
281	Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	2,012	$26,962	67.8%	68.7%	52
282	Somerset Hills Regional School District	1,761	$27,534	10.9%	75.3%	52
283	Manville School District	1,694	$22,090	38.8%	40.3%	52
284	Kenilworth School District	1,473	$25,020	11.3%	57.1%	52
285	Freedom Prep Charter School	744	$26,198	57.9%	64.4%	52
286	Hardyston Township School District	598	$26,246	9.6%	69.7%	52
287	Mendham Borough School District	496	$27,595	2.3%	77.3%	52
288	Boonton Township School District	394	$28,916	2.3%	81.9%	52
289	Riverdale School District	288	$25,729	10.9%	75.0%	52
290	Belleville Public School District	4,970	$24,177	41.4%	39.0%	51
291	Riverside Township School District	1,564	$21,999	42.8%	30.2%	51
292	Manasquan School District	1,470	$26,416	7.7%	75.2%	51
293	Bridgeton City School District	6,221	$24,868	1.9%	3.1%	50
294	Mount Olive Township School District	4,752	$25,393	11.8%	60.6%	50
295	Bernards Township School District	4,745	$27,462	1.2%	72.7%	50
296	Hoboken Public School District	3,170	$23,424	37.2%	55.5%	50
297	Hazlet Township Public School District	2,703	$24,734	13.6%	62.1%	50
298	Hackettstown Public School District	2,078	$23,052	28.2%	56.0%	50
299	Woodland Park School District	1,243	$24,368	34.9%	62.7%	50
300	Cumberland Regional School District	1,156	$24,936	31.6%	35.4%	50
301	Merchantville School District	380	$22,587	26.3%	45.6%	50
302	Spring Lake Heights School District	311	$26,408	5.5%	78.1%	50
303	Bayonne School District	10,383	$22,001	51.8%	34.7%	49
304	Jefferson Township Public School District	2,509	$26,837	10.3%	63.8%	49
305	Bordentown Regional School District	2,247	$24,604	12.7%	61.8%	49
306	Burlington County Institute of Technology School District	2,035	$25,706	22.4%	50.9%	49
307	Washington Township School District	1,982	$25,933	2.8%	65.9%	49
308	Woodcliff Lake School District	746	$26,155	1.0%	76.7%	49
309	John P Holland Charter School School District	688	$24,616	99.6%	65.0%	49
310	Woodbridge Township School District	13,836	$24,527	27.7%	57.9%	48
311	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	8,049	$25,718	8.9%	71.7%	48
312	Sparta Township Public School District	3,299	$27,673	3.2%	71.5%	48
313	Pennsville School District	1,822	$22,874	29.2%	49.1%	48
314	Watchung Hills Regional High School District	1,783	$28,921	1.8%	77.2%	48
315	Pittsgrove Township School District	1,695	$23,206	24.7%	34.3%	48
316	Red Bank Regional School District	1,392	$24,819	23.9%	74.7%	48
317	Florham Park School District	957	$26,939	0.6%	76.9%	48
318	Sterling Regional School District	911	$23,102	24.8%	38.7%	48
319	Principle Academy Charter School	472	$23,610	78.2%	74.8%	48
320	New Horizons Community Charter School	381	$27,029	86.1%	75.0%	48
321	Monmouth Beach School District	257	$28,868	-	76.0%	48
322	Rahway Public School District	4,155	$22,561	42.8%	44.1%	47
323	Black Horse Pike Regional School District	3,600	$23,064	24.6%	39.5%	47
324	Hamilton Township School District	2,913	$21,147	41.5%	32.0%	47
325	Collingswood Public School District	2,286	$23,038	20.0%	49.9%	47
326	Ocean Township School District	540	$24,770	27.1%	59.4%	47
327	Alexandria Township School District	450	$26,829	4.0%	67.3%	47
328	Clinton-Glen Gardner School District	449	$26,403	10.2%	66.4%	47
329	Bethlehem Township School District	357	$27,286	2.5%	71.9%	47
330	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	7,067	$26,730	11.3%	73.2%	46
331	Bloomfield Township School District	6,328	$23,287	24.1%	51.7%	46
332	Howell Township Public School District	5,492	$25,401	15.6%	57.9%	46
333	Bergenfield Borough School District	3,653	$25,196	23.1%	58.1%	46
334	South Plainfield School District	3,551	$23,727	19.2%	65.0%	46
335	Delran Township School District	2,904	$23,422	17.3%	50.5%	46
336	Middle Township Public School District	2,663	$21,956	42.0%	51.7%	46
337	Palisades Park School District	1,786	$23,200	41.7%	66.4%	46
338	Fairview Public School District	1,565	$21,217	71.1%	35.2%	46
339	Clayton Public School District	1,489	$21,529	38.1%	29.9%	46
340	Runnemede Public School District	833	$23,888	28.8%	38.2%	46
341	Little Silver Boro School District	733	$25,993	0.0%	75.6%	46
342	Southampton Township School District	703	$24,327	12.3%	68.8%	46
343	Riverton School District	275	$23,345	8.1%	68.8%	46
344	Barnegat Township School District	3,665	$21,050	26.1%	42.4%	45
345	Berkeley Heights School District	2,479	$27,143	1.5%	75.7%	45
346	Florence Township School District	1,534	$22,628	26.0%	50.4%	45
347	Northfield City School District	931	$22,361	20.0%	45.7%	45
348	Stratford School District	901	$22,303	26.2%	47.7%	45
349	Little Ferry Public School District	806	$25,931	26.1%	66.7%	45
350	North Haledon School District	582	$24,558	11.7%	71.6%	45
351	Union Township School District	432	$27,815	1.1%	74.2%	45
352	Englewood Cliffs School District	399	$36,328	-	78.1%	45
353	Stanhope School District	302	$24,470	11.3%	61.9%	45
354	Hope Academy Charter School	273	$21,535	71.1%	62.7%	45
355	Wayne Township Public School District	7,746	$27,309	6.6%	72.0%	44
356	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	3,950	$24,929	17.0%	60.3%	44
357	Northern Burlington County Regional School District	2,162	$23,914	8.4%	45.1%	44
358	Pompton Lakes School District	1,766	$24,545	15.4%	61.5%	44
359	Atlantic County Vocational School District	1,756	$21,957	42.1%	40.0%	44
360	River Vale Public School District	1,025	$27,807	0.9%	76.8%	44
361	Little Falls Township Public School District	922	$24,352	13.1%	71.4%	44
362	Tabernacle Township School District	690	$25,683	7.2%	56.1%	44
363	Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson	515	$23,400	73.4%	66.9%	44
364	Brielle Boro School District	491	$25,589	1.8%	79.4%	44
365	Shrewsbury Borough School District	465	$25,056	0.6%	76.2%	44
366	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	380	$25,121	75.3%	74.5%	44
367	Link Community Charter School	339	$24,584	55.5%	68.8%	44
368	Hamilton Township Public School District	12,096	$22,204	34.4%	45.9%	43
369	Middletown Township Public School District	8,993	$24,671	9.9%	68.4%	43
370	Old Bridge Township School District	8,096	$24,246	16.4%	56.9%	43
371	Montgomery Township School District	4,611	$25,018	3.6%	71.6%	43
372	Westwood Regional School District	2,813	$25,811	7.5%	73.0%	43
373	Central Regional School District	2,344	$23,278	28.6%	69.3%	43
374	Middlesex Borough School District	2,044	$23,220	23.6%	53.3%	43
375	Denville Township K-8 School District	1,688	$25,541	2.8%	76.2%	43
376	Upper Saddle River School District	1,115	$27,971	-	76.3%	43
377	Greenwich Township School District	661	$22,539	7.5%	56.1%	43
378	Medford Lakes School District	484	$21,903	2.4%	63.3%	43
379	Elk Township School District	336	$21,149	24.9%	43.0%	43
380	Monroe Township Public School District	5,804	$21,700	24.9%	43.1%	42
381	Randolph Township School District	4,220	$25,979	6.7%	70.0%	42
382	West Deptford Township School District	2,879	$23,551	21.2%	53.2%	42
383	Cumberland County Board of Vocational Education	1,055	$23,107	22.4%	31.9%	42
384	Lincoln Park School District	885	$24,555	12.4%	74.3%	42
385	Washington Borough School District	557	$21,354	30.2%	39.5%	42
386	Team Academy Charter School	6,096	$23,558	75.4%	70.1%	41
387	Lacey Township School District	3,832	$22,955	21.1%	55.7%	41
388	Willingboro Public School District	3,757	$24,277	5.7%	35.0%	41
389	Cedar Grove Township School District	1,586	$24,448	4.6%	73.2%	41
390	Westampton Township Public School District	933	$23,020	17.7%	54.2%	41
391	College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School	554	$25,179	42.4%	74.5%	41
392	Mine Hill Township School District	359	$23,423	17.5%	58.9%	41
393	The Village Charter School	359	$21,944	55.2%	63.0%	41
394	Englewood on the Palisades Charter School	303	$25,102	21.5%	72.3%	41
395	Essex Fells School District	247	$28,765	-	73.8%	41
396	South Brunswick School District	7,950	$23,228	9.7%	63.9%	40
397	Cliffside Park School District	3,141	$22,299	43.9%	65.1%	40
398	Kipp: Cooper Norcross a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation	2,026	$24,884	91.1%	75.8%	40
399	River Dell Regional School District	1,613	$26,902	1.3%	74.7%	40
400	Marion P. Thomas Charter School	1,437	$25,633	44.3%	73.9%	40
401	Township of Franklin School District	1,338	$21,198	17.7%	44.8%	40
402	Northern Highlands Regional High School District	1,324	$27,287	0.8%	78.0%	40
403	Lumberton Township Board of Education	1,235	$23,446	20.4%	53.5%	40
404	Montvale Board of Education School District	960	$25,005	2.5%	74.9%	40
405	Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School	569	$22,640	70.5%	73.9%	40
406	Haworth Public School District	436	$27,906	-	76.5%	40
407	Upper Pittsgrove Twp School District	335	$24,675	13.5%	44.8%	40
408	Moorestown Township Public School District	3,884	$25,427	6.9%	72.0%	39
409	New Milford Public School District	2,035	$25,774	10.0%	71.2%	39
410	Bogota Public School District	1,381	$21,476	36.4%	46.3%	39
411	Chesterfield Township School District	714	$22,099	1.8%	61.9%	39
412	Union Beach Public School District	649	$20,492	21.6%	38.4%	39
413	Achieve Community Charter School	451	$22,829	71.3%	69.0%	39
414	Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	432	$22,833	94.0%	72.9%	39
415	Woodbury Heights Public School District	260	$19,031	7.5%	51.1%	39
416	Vineland Public School District	10,386	$22,287	0.5%	11.3%	38
417	South Orange-Maplewood School District	6,811	$24,186	9.2%	72.1%	38
418	Gloucester Township Public Schools	6,663	$20,685	35.1%	36.8%	38
419	Marlboro Township School District	4,537	$24,731	2.4%	69.0%	38
420	Madison Public School District	2,520	$24,575	6.0%	73.6%	38
421	West Morris Regional High School District	2,116	$26,321	1.1%	74.1%	38
422	Community Charter School of Paterson	874	$23,056	57.8%	70.3%	38
423	Roseland School District	469	$23,452	2.4%	72.9%	38
424	Cherry Hill School District	10,818	$24,595	15.9%	67.8%	37
425	Brick Township Public School District	8,340	$22,404	25.2%	57.9%	37
426	Millburn Township School District	4,793	$25,435	1.0%	73.9%	37
427	Phillip's Academy Charter School	639	$21,915	52.0%	56.7%	37
428	Eastampton Township School District	584	$21,380	18.3%	43.7%	37
429	Hammonton School District	3,414	$21,218	31.4%	39.4%	36
430	Upper Freehold Regional School District	2,098	$22,818	5.1%	67.3%	36
431	Hasbrouck Heights School District	1,744	$23,846	11.8%	71.7%	36
432	Swedesboro-Woolwich School District	1,591	$21,243	14.0%	51.9%	36
433	College Achieve Paterson Charter School	1,305	$23,046	87.0%	73.8%	36
434	Byram Township School District	837	$22,002	3.8%	61.9%	36
435	Berlin Borough School District	781	$21,462	10.4%	50.2%	36
436	Hunterdon County Vocational School District	322	$30,860	0.5%	79.0%	36
437	Deptford Township Public School District	4,114	$21,407	25.8%	46.7%	35
438	Summit Public School District	3,950	$23,870	9.7%	71.5%	35
439	Tenafly Public School District	3,545	$26,135	1.9%	74.3%	35
440	Berkeley Township School District	2,437	$21,046	23.9%	60.2%	35
441	Long Hill Township School District	846	$25,290	4.9%	76.3%	35
442	Robert Treat Academy Charter School	690	$21,968	61.7%	69.3%	35
443	Greater Brunswick Charter School	396	$23,134	69.0%	73.4%	35
444	Gray Charter School	344	$22,404	55.2%	69.5%	35
445	Pride Academy Charter School District	299	$21,391	69.9%	72.0%	35
446	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	9,027	$24,208	4.9%	72.7%	34
447	Fair Lawn Public School District	5,529	$23,164	9.4%	66.7%	34
448	School District of the Chathams	3,637	$24,450	1.4%	74.4%	34
449	Secaucus School District	2,223	$22,518	20.2%	69.8%	34
450	Leap Academy University Charter School	1,563	$19,999	77.1%	67.5%	34
451	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District	1,514	$21,606	14.2%	51.8%	34
452	Emerson Public School District	1,082	$24,970	6.0%	74.7%	34
453	Fair Haven School District	964	$22,366	0.6%	74.2%	34
454	Linwood City School District	806	$23,788	7.7%	72.0%	34
455	Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School	585	$23,296	55.6%	73.8%	34
456	The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District	257	$21,712	52.1%	68.9%	34
457	Hillsborough Township Public School District	7,265	$22,407	7.9%	63.1%	33
458	Voorhees Township School District	3,025	$23,462	10.9%	69.5%	33
459	Caldwell-West School District	2,601	$24,093	7.5%	73.8%	33
460	Rancocas Valley Regional High School District	2,054	$21,647	19.7%	44.9%	33
461	Waldwick School District	1,591	$23,741	0.7%	73.1%	33
462	Dunellen Public School District	1,305	$20,228	33.4%	42.5%	33
463	East Greenwich Township School District	1,287	$19,239	5.2%	56.3%	33
464	Watchung Borough School District	671	$24,338	-	73.7%	33
465	Oldmans Township School District	283	$21,696	19.5%	45.1%	33
466	Sussex County Technology Charter School	220	$23,086	13.6%	78.3%	33
467	North Star Academy Charter School	6,350	$23,296	72.2%	78.0%	32
468	Mount Laurel Township School District	4,187	$22,785	9.5%	69.6%	32
469	Fort Lee School District	4,032	$23,156	10.3%	71.8%	32
470	Medford Township School District	2,690	$24,639	3.8%	71.4%	32
471	Upper Township School District	1,408	$21,786	10.0%	64.6%	32
472	Harrington Park School District	645	$25,310	-	76.0%	32
473	Hopewell Township School District	515	$20,961	19.7%	38.5%	32
474	Fairfield Township School District	510	$21,229	14.7%	12.2%	32
475	University Academy Charter High School	432	$23,211	55.6%	83.0%	32
476	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	4,715	$22,155	6.9%	65.4%	31
477	Lodi School District	3,203	$19,337	37.4%	45.1%	31
478	Eastern Camden County Regional School District	1,965	$23,022	9.6%	60.1%	31
479	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	1,668	$23,098	9.8%	51.8%	31
480	Spotswood Public School District	1,660	$21,638	13.1%	61.4%	31
481	Foundation Academy Charter School	1,044	$21,603	61.5%	72.1%	31
482	Demarest School District	773	$24,668	1.1%	77.3%	31
483	North Caldwell School District	710	$23,644	-	73.8%	31
484	Unity Charter School	263	$22,863	5.3%	76.2%	31
485	Sayreville School District	6,407	$21,025	27.7%	47.1%	30
486	Nutley Public School District	4,072	$23,261	10.4%	65.0%	30
487	Cinnaminson Township School District	2,850	$22,822	9.8%	58.2%	30
488	Dumont Public School District	2,622	$21,389	7.8%	61.8%	30
489	South Amboy School District	1,183	$18,905	35.5%	42.6%	30
490	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	1,160	$20,658	69.1%	71.4%	30
491	Northvale Public School District	554	$23,475	-	75.4%	30
492	Burch Charter School of Excellence	328	$19,262	68.6%	65.1%	30
493	Hoboken Charter School	300	$22,603	19.3%	78.7%	30
494	Toms River Regional School District	14,594	$20,919	28.5%	56.2%	29
495	Township of Union School District	7,775	$21,333	19.2%	52.7%	29
496	Piscataway Township School District	7,354	$21,451	23.6%	59.8%	29
497	Elmwood Park School District	2,587	$19,908	28.2%	57.6%	29
498	Clearview Regional High School District	2,200	$19,967	10.4%	49.6%	29
499	College Achieve Central Charter School	1,403	$21,622	61.2%	74.2%	29
500	Salem County Vocational Technical School District	695	$20,406	19.8%	31.5%	29
501	Pace Charter School of Hamilton	439	$19,449	49.2%	71.1%	29
502	Wyckoff Township Public School District	2,034	$24,320	0.7%	75.4%	28
503	River Edge School District	1,189	$21,635	0.3%	64.6%	28
504	Ocean Academy Charter School	450	$21,273	73.6%	77.5%	28
505	Monroe Township School District	6,948	$23,431	5.3%	74.6%	27
506	Leonia Public School District	2,131	$21,992	10.0%	68.4%	27
507	Saddle Brook School District	1,826	$23,030	11.8%	73.4%	27
508	Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District	1,561	$21,545	6.9%	47.1%	27
509	Milltown School District	833	$21,160	10.4%	70.6%	27
510	Fairfield Public School District	694	$23,798	3.8%	72.9%	27
511	Ho-Ho-Kus School District	553	$25,890	-	76.8%	27
512	Delanco Township School District	371	$21,464	24.9%	57.4%	27
513	Teaneck Community Charter School	358	$24,433	12.8%	80.7%	27
514	Point Pleasant Borough School District	2,726	$20,737	8.5%	68.2%	26
515	Stafford Township School District	2,480	$20,758	13.3%	55.5%	26
516	Morris County Vocational School District	1,261	$22,872	2.9%	73.5%	26
517	Mountainside School District	747	$23,111	1.6%	77.0%	26
518	Edgewater School District	673	$24,441	10.2%	83.1%	26
519	Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	359	$19,983	44.3%	73.1%	26
520	Livingston Board of Education School District	6,371	$23,849	1.3%	73.8%	25
521	Cresskill Public School District	1,681	$24,209	1.4%	75.0%	25
522	Harrison Township School District	1,341	$19,019	10.3%	53.9%	25
523	The Queen City Academy Charter School District	403	$18,980	52.4%	63.9%	25
524	Millville Public Charter School	310	$17,877	28.7%	61.4%	25
525	Ridgewood Public School District	5,557	$24,074	2.4%	74.9%	24
526	Lyndhurst Public School District	2,637	$21,954	20.1%	68.6%	24
527	Glen Rock Public School District	2,620	$24,262	0.8%	74.8%	24
528	Wallington Boro School District	1,229	$19,396	26.2%	57.8%	24
529	Lopatcong Township School District	738	$19,793	10.3%	66.7%	24
530	Princeton Charter School	424	$21,085	1.7%	76.5%	24
531	Robbinsville Public School District	3,073	$20,267	4.1%	65.7%	23
532	Kingsway Regional School District	2,962	$18,431	8.6%	50.4%	23
533	Haddon Township School District	2,107	$21,324	10.0%	59.0%	23
534	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	1,944	$19,282	63.9%	73.2%	23
535	Empowerment Academy Charter School	1,002	$21,021	62.7%	77.6%	23
536	Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District	807	$24,254	17.4%	78.9%	23
537	Great Meadows Regional School District	646	$22,063	11.5%	67.1%	23
538	East Orange Community Charter School	448	$21,290	53.6%	75.0%	23
539	Springfield Township School District	283	$21,166	13.3%	59.3%	23
540	Freehold Regional High School District	10,453	$21,180	12.3%	62.4%	22
541	Cranford Public School District	3,745	$22,905	0.7%	74.3%	22
542	Metuchen Public School District	2,302	$23,471	4.1%	74.3%	22
543	Pequannock Township School District	2,109	$23,639	2.9%	75.0%	22
544	Glen Ridge Public School District	1,833	$23,476	1.0%	74.9%	22
545	Cresthaven Academy Charter School	532	$18,321	49.4%	65.0%	22
546	Allamuchy Township School District	426	$24,502	6.1%	76.6%	22
547	Achievers Early College Prep Charter School	353	$19,108	55.0%	70.1%	22
548	Elysian Charter School	292	$19,767	8.6%	73.6%	22
549	Evesham Township School District	4,416	$21,584	7.1%	67.2%	21
550	Beloved Community Charter	1,551	$20,108	69.2%	79.2%	21
551	Haddon Heights School District	1,491	$21,190	5.5%	71.0%	21
552	Maywood School District	956	$21,811	8.5%	75.0%	21
553	South Harrison Township School District	334	$19,311	12.0%	56.4%	21
554	Edison Township School District	16,807	$19,865	17.5%	65.4%	20
555	North Arlington School District	2,005	$19,613	20.0%	66.4%	20
556	Verona Public School District	2,176	$22,360	1.0%	72.3%	19
557	Closter Public School District	1,217	$21,333	1.3%	72.9%	19
558	Old Tappan Public School District	743	$23,681	-	77.3%	19
559	The Learning Community Charter School	637	$19,747	24.2%	70.0%	19
560	Garwood Boro	360	$21,781	15.4%	77.6%	19
561	Westfield Public School District	5,992	$22,299	1.1%	73.7%	18
562	New Providence School District	2,382	$21,961	1.4%	74.8%	18
563	Norwood Public School District	631	$20,799	1.0%	73.7%	18
564	Rutherford School District	2,568	$22,722	3.0%	83.9%	17
565	Totowa Public School District	908	$20,743	15.3%	72.0%	17
566	The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct	380	$19,916	41.1%	73.9%	17
567	Clark Township Public School District	2,267	$21,109	1.9%	73.6%	16
568	Springfield Public School District	2,236	$21,849	8.7%	74.9%	16
569	Wood-Ridge School District	1,264	$20,137	9.1%	73.2%	15
570	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	668	$18,346	33.4%	70.2%	15
571	Allendale Public School District	914	$22,328	1.6%	75.8%	14
572	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	5,646	$20,926	2.6%	74.7%	13
573	Jersey City Community Charter School	586	$16,887	68.0%	77.0%	13
574	Bergen Arts and Science Charter School	1,252	$19,666	36.5%	76.1%	12
575	Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La	334	$17,308	71.6%	83.9%	12
576	Soaring Heights Charter School	270	$17,248	28.9%	69.5%	12
577	Haddonfield School District	2,766	$19,501	1.3%	72.7%	11
578	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	846	$17,869	48.6%	75.7%	11
579	Oradell Public School District	817	$19,109	-	74.6%	11
580	Vineland Public Charter School	433	$13,499	45.5%	72.1%	11
581	Hatikvah International Academy Charter School	598	$17,590	7.4%	75.3%	6
582	Central Jersey College Prep Charter School	1,288	$17,361	18.6%	83.3%	4
583	Jersey City Global Charter School	416	$17,180	23.3%	76.5%	3
584	Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School	604	$16,874	7.3%	80.4%	2
585	Middlesex County Stem Charter School	462	$13,545	49.1%	87.7%	1
586	Hoboken Dual Language Charter School	422	$16,756	9.7%	80.4%	1

How the Equity Score Works

The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2022-23), which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the spending differences the score captures; our methodology documents each weight:

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.