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

587 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 Editorial, Independent education-data publisher · June 10, 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): $35,791
per-pupil spending in the top district: 93
districts scoring 70 or higher: 98
districts below 30

#	District	Enrollment	$/Pupil	Free Lunch	Local Rev %	Score
1	Camden City School District	7,099	$35,791	68.9%	3.8%	96
2	Lakewood Township School District	5,023	$41,962	84.2%	31.6%	96
3	Asbury Park School District	1,541	$44,140	48.1%	15.0%	96
4	Wildwood City School District	864	$34,381	75.0%	44.1%	93
5	Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District	322	$61,382	9.9%	59.6%	90
6	Somers Point School District	752	$28,382	56.1%	45.5%	89
7	Atlantic City School District	6,466	$28,787	83.8%	37.5%	88
8	Brigantine Public School District	392	$48,452	27.4%	63.3%	88
9	Woodbine School District	239	$25,901	67.2%	27.7%	88
10	East Newark School District	232	$25,909	81.9%	22.4%	88
11	Ventnor City School District	522	$37,210	47.3%	65.3%	86
12	Bradley Beach School District	205	$36,274	43.4%	68.0%	85
13	Perth Amboy Public School District	10,484	$39,196	71.2%	9.0%	84
14	Egg Harbor City School District	561	$25,302	63.2%	23.3%	83
15	Hamburg School District	247	$30,605	12.2%	55.5%	83
16	Gateway Regional High School District	867	$32,422	18.8%	46.5%	82
17	South Hunterdon Regional School District	827	$32,734	19.4%	67.4%	82
18	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	648	$54,527	8.3%	57.6%	82
19	Belmar Elementary School District	400	$28,923	42.4%	65.7%	82
20	Wildwood Crest Borough School District	251	$38,873	26.7%	71.9%	82
21	New Brunswick School District	9,690	$25,185	71.9%	14.8%	81
22	Long Branch Public School District	5,494	$26,995	63.6%	34.3%	81
23	Pemberton Township School District	4,430	$27,889	40.0%	13.9%	81
24	Essex County Schools of Technology	2,021	$28,274	68.5%	32.0%	81
25	Burlington City Public School District	1,862	$26,745	47.9%	33.8%	81
26	Red Bank Borough Public School District	1,273	$25,147	61.8%	46.5%	81
27	Montague Township School District	309	$31,206	26.8%	57.5%	81
28	Ridgefield School District	1,428	$34,182	25.3%	68.9%	80
29	Mount Holly Township Public School District	1,152	$25,222	47.5%	30.5%	80
30	Beverly City School District	353	$24,561	47.2%	28.2%	80
31	Brooklawn Public School District	280	$23,891	49.5%	16.0%	80
32	Neptune Township School District	3,514	$27,388	32.5%	48.7%	79
33	Keansburg School District	1,604	$25,583	43.1%	12.8%	79
34	Kittatinny Regional School District	783	$32,250	7.2%	61.2%	79
35	Wharton Borough School District	701	$25,877	34.1%	44.6%	79
36	Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts	370	$26,971	64.3%	68.5%	79
37	Tuckerton Borough School District	284	$25,775	38.9%	40.0%	79
38	Oaklyn Public School District	282	$27,384	25.7%	49.3%	79
39	Long Beach Island Consolidated School District	211	$40,175	9.3%	73.9%	79
40	West Orange Public Schools	6,835	$30,182	31.4%	64.7%	78
41	Freehold Borough School District	1,641	$23,333	60.5%	25.7%	78
42	Cape May County Technical High School District	555	$34,467	23.3%	72.2%	78
43	Henry Hudson Regional School District	299	$34,700	13.9%	73.2%	78
44	Waterford Township School District	942	$26,467	20.0%	41.4%	77
45	Commercial Township School District	481	$31,351	56.0%	14.1%	77
46	Stillwater Township School District	281	$29,426	7.8%	55.8%	77
47	Passaic City School District	12,834	$27,936	99.6%	4.4%	76
48	Pleasantville Public School District	3,840	$26,077	74.0%	11.8%	76
49	Deerfield Township School District	319	$25,349	46.4%	38.9%	76
50	Netcong School District	299	$25,844	29.8%	49.1%	76
51	Township of Ocean School District	3,258	$28,312	22.1%	67.4%	75
52	Monmouth County Vocational School District	1,545	$34,085	1.4%	66.4%	75
53	Eatontown Public School District	980	$27,040	32.3%	59.6%	75
54	Monmouth Regional High School	970	$31,516	21.3%	71.6%	75
55	Belvidere School District	604	$27,055	20.1%	56.5%	75
56	Mansfield Township Elementary School District	544	$25,361	27.4%	45.1%	75
57	Woodlynne School District	388	$24,117	73.4%	16.1%	75
58	High Bridge Borough School District	356	$29,945	9.8%	58.9%	75
59	Atlantic Community Charter School	330	$25,916	89.1%	68.3%	75
60	Roseville Community Charter School	272	$34,423	84.9%	67.4%	75
61	East Orange School District	9,272	$28,608	55.7%	9.0%	74
62	Garfield Public School District	4,787	$26,779	33.9%	23.2%	74
63	Galloway Township Public School District	3,161	$25,430	36.5%	39.5%	74
64	Margate City School District	336	$38,478	4.0%	77.6%	74
65	Jersey City Public Schools	26,647	$26,862	52.6%	38.5%	73
66	Roselle Public School District	2,922	$26,434	47.5%	31.5%	73
67	Morris Hills Regional School District	2,673	$32,720	13.6%	69.1%	73
68	Northern Valley Regional High School District	2,053	$43,614	0.7%	81.1%	73
69	Warren Township School District	1,635	$34,165	3.1%	73.9%	73
70	North Hanover Township School District	1,430	$25,284	17.5%	9.1%	73
71	Phillipsburg School District	3,989	$23,529	55.0%	29.2%	72
72	Englewood Public School District	2,960	$28,316	60.2%	61.8%	72
73	Mountain Lakes Public School District	1,308	$34,860	5.0%	76.4%	72
74	Lower Cape May Regional School District	1,225	$27,318	29.5%	57.4%	72
75	Mainland Regional High School	1,197	$27,945	16.2%	54.6%	72
76	Franklin Borough School District	477	$26,155	29.7%	44.3%	72
77	Harding Township School District	291	$37,719	2.8%	80.3%	72
78	White Township Consolidated School District	269	$30,500	10.2%	72.5%	72
79	Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District	3,041	$25,984	39.3%	43.2%	71
80	Camden County Technical School District	2,128	$25,046	46.0%	26.0%	71
81	Ocean City School District	1,877	$26,548	21.0%	67.7%	71
82	Sussex-Wantage Regional School District	1,044	$27,513	21.2%	56.1%	71
83	Neptune City School District	272	$25,319	46.0%	68.6%	71
84	North Brunswick Township School District	5,822	$24,978	31.7%	54.6%	70
85	Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District	4,828	$24,825	35.3%	30.3%	70
86	Little Egg Harbor Township School District	1,666	$24,295	34.9%	36.1%	70
87	Buena Regional School District	1,602	$25,507	45.4%	35.3%	70
88	Lakeland Regional High School District	878	$30,131	6.1%	65.8%	70
89	Andover Regional School District	429	$33,084	12.3%	77.7%	70
90	Greenwich Township School District	427	$28,767	26.7%	72.9%	70
91	Washington Township School District	384	$27,362	17.6%	60.7%	70
92	Lawnside School District	332	$26,545	37.7%	37.0%	70
93	Hampton Township School District	323	$27,265	8.7%	65.1%	70
94	Paterson Public School District	24,795	$23,944	61.4%	8.8%	69
95	Franklin Township Public School District	7,309	$26,171	36.3%	69.9%	69
96	North Plainfield School District	3,677	$22,832	54.6%	34.7%	69
97	Ewing Township School District	3,545	$26,522	37.4%	62.2%	69
98	Glassboro School District	1,895	$27,442	42.8%	44.5%	69
99	Paulsboro School District	1,270	$23,570	51.0%	25.1%	69
100	Keyport School District	947	$25,151	33.3%	51.0%	69
101	Mullica Township School District	635	$24,198	34.0%	37.0%	69
102	Barrington School District	558	$25,280	20.9%	58.5%	69
103	Tewksbury Township School District	506	$32,048	2.0%	74.7%	69
104	Lawrence Township School District	484	$23,909	39.4%	21.4%	69
105	Salem City School District	1,348	$25,600	68.2%	12.5%	68
106	Frankford Township Consolidated School District	505	$27,269	6.7%	64.9%	68
107	Bedminster Township Public School District	455	$31,734	8.6%	78.9%	68
108	Cranbury Township School District	453	$32,789	5.6%	81.0%	68
109	Newark Public School District	41,672	$25,301	73.1%	10.8%	67
110	Union City School District	12,848	$24,064	71.2%	4.9%	67
111	Millville School District	5,090	$24,273	64.8%	18.2%	67
112	Newton Public School District	1,627	$24,265	26.4%	49.0%	67
113	Pinelands Regional School District	1,611	$25,141	32.0%	52.3%	67
114	Lower Township Elementary School District	1,466	$23,678	38.5%	46.0%	67
115	Tinton Falls School District	1,385	$26,235	12.7%	66.2%	67
116	High Point Regional High School District	838	$31,188	13.7%	65.0%	67
117	East Rutherford School District	750	$29,598	27.9%	70.5%	67
118	Lebanon Township School District	579	$27,028	5.2%	65.4%	67
119	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	376	$25,321	51.6%	70.4%	67
120	East Amwell Township School District	374	$28,638	8.8%	70.4%	67
121	Green Township School District	372	$28,887	4.9%	67.4%	67
122	Westville Boro Public School District	335	$22,249	48.6%	33.0%	67
123	Princeton Public School District	3,817	$29,174	10.2%	72.0%	66
124	Mastery Schools of Camden Inc.	2,880	$24,215	86.2%	4.5%	66
125	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	2,359	$32,466	30.7%	46.4%	66
126	Ridgefield Park Public School District	2,102	$25,283	29.4%	56.0%	66
127	Franklin Lakes School District	1,199	$32,615	1.6%	78.9%	66
128	Ringwood School District	1,033	$27,881	7.0%	70.8%	66
129	Midland Park School District	883	$30,770	4.6%	75.5%	66
130	Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District	826	$26,038	57.5%	40.4%	66
131	Somerdale School District	447	$23,965	26.1%	40.0%	66
132	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	356	$51,684	32.8%	67.0%	66
133	Quinton Township School District	287	$24,482	19.1%	32.2%	66
134	Elizabeth Public Schools	28,266	$24,380	67.2%	10.8%	65
135	Kearny	5,438	$23,937	46.4%	39.4%	65
136	Hillside Public School District	3,065	$22,174	52.5%	39.4%	65
137	Hunterdon Central Regional High School District	2,507	$29,605	11.1%	76.1%	65
138	Somerville Public School District	2,194	$24,975	27.2%	60.0%	65
139	Pine Hill School District	1,940	$24,185	49.1%	35.9%	65
140	Point Pleasant Beach School District	685	$28,055	11.4%	75.0%	65
141	Berlin Township School District	615	$24,858	29.1%	48.8%	65
142	Magnolia School District	399	$23,012	31.7%	41.7%	65
143	Pohatcong Township School District	309	$26,401	15.6%	63.0%	65
144	Orange Board of Education School District	5,744	$22,065	67.8%	11.6%	64
145	Passaic County Technical-Vocational School District	4,388	$26,079	40.1%	45.7%	64
146	Hopewell Valley Regional School District	3,474	$29,882	2.4%	74.5%	64
147	Bound Brook School District	2,067	$21,650	62.5%	31.4%	64
148	Oakland Public School District	1,326	$29,834	4.8%	74.2%	64
149	Colts Neck Township School District	1,005	$31,860	2.7%	71.0%	64
150	Lenape Valley Regional High School District	674	$28,288	6.9%	54.7%	64
151	South Bound Brook Public School District	431	$25,002	33.3%	47.8%	64
152	Delaware Township School District	415	$27,742	6.1%	71.7%	64
153	South Hackensack School District	260	$27,742	26.4%	80.3%	64
154	Atlantic Highlands School District	256	$27,315	8.6%	70.4%	64
155	Oxford Township School District	250	$25,141	10.0%	49.8%	64
156	Winslow Township School District	4,912	$23,234	42.0%	41.0%	63
157	Manchester Township School District	2,849	$24,614	28.9%	68.9%	63
158	Pascack Valley Regional High School District	1,782	$33,631	1.0%	77.9%	63
159	Readington Township School District	1,430	$27,479	7.8%	73.7%	63
160	Hopatcong Borough School District	1,418	$28,064	20.3%	60.2%	63
161	Pitman Boro School District	1,147	$25,511	14.3%	48.3%	63
162	Absecon Public Schools District	952	$22,983	40.7%	51.1%	63
163	Wanaque School District	893	$25,725	17.6%	65.7%	63
164	West Long Branch School District	550	$26,096	12.4%	70.9%	63
165	Warren County Vocational Technical School	405	$26,557	11.4%	50.7%	63
166	Linden Public School District	6,125	$23,906	44.6%	53.6%	62
167	Wall Township Public School District	3,229	$28,044	9.4%	72.6%	62
168	Ramsey School District	2,514	$28,937	5.5%	76.8%	62
169	Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District	2,008	$30,605	2.5%	78.2%	62
170	Boonton Town Public School District	1,522	$26,504	25.8%	65.7%	62
171	Weehawken Public School District	1,309	$25,027	34.8%	67.4%	62
172	Guttenberg School District	959	$21,872	65.0%	39.4%	62
173	Sussex County Technical School District	677	$26,830	11.5%	56.2%	62
174	Dennis Township School District	670	$25,059	17.7%	53.8%	62
175	Riverdale School District	288	$27,131	10.9%	75.0%	62
176	Gibbsboro Elementary School District	281	$23,199	20.6%	53.4%	62
177	Clifton Public School District	10,826	$22,669	54.3%	51.1%	61
178	Egg Harbor Township School District	7,556	$25,593	36.9%	44.7%	61
179	Carteret Public School District	3,935	$22,472	63.1%	30.4%	61
180	Gloucester City Public School District	2,356	$23,687	54.9%	13.6%	61
181	Branchburg Township School District	1,290	$29,365	3.0%	78.0%	61
182	Mantua Township School District	1,256	$23,961	14.8%	49.2%	61
183	Camden Prep Inc.	1,162	$23,849	88.0%	5.9%	61
184	Haledon Public School District	1,035	$20,772	53.1%	29.6%	61
185	Bloomingdale School District	615	$28,821	15.3%	70.8%	61
186	Oceanport School District	563	$26,763	4.3%	71.9%	61
187	Philip's Academy Charter School of Paterson	515	$30,727	73.4%	66.9%	61
188	Franklin Township School District	282	$28,285	7.5%	75.0%	61
189	Montclair Public School District	6,216	$27,254	10.1%	70.1%	60
190	Vernon Township School District	2,966	$26,249	11.4%	51.0%	60
191	Mahwah Township Public School District	2,729	$29,482	6.4%	75.8%	60
192	Maple Shade School District	2,439	$23,647	33.9%	47.5%	60
193	Park Ridge School District	1,208	$30,518	2.8%	75.5%	60
194	Shamong Township School District	693	$24,949	6.9%	56.3%	60
195	Shore Regional High School District	603	$31,773	6.2%	76.3%	60
196	Clementon Elementary School District	589	$20,065	53.7%	28.9%	60
197	Rockaway Borough School District	539	$25,988	16.3%	61.0%	60
198	Maurice River Township School District	402	$21,556	32.3%	28.2%	60
199	Mount Arlington Public School District	343	$28,957	14.3%	77.5%	60
200	Washington Township School District	7,199	$24,501	14.9%	51.8%	59
201	Hackensack School District	5,272	$25,032	46.4%	55.8%	59
202	Teaneck School District	3,843	$30,779	26.6%	66.3%	59
203	Montville Township School District	3,469	$28,428	2.2%	73.7%	59
204	Freehold Township School District	3,447	$25,994	12.1%	72.8%	59
205	Flemington-Raritan Regional School District	3,149	$24,608	18.6%	68.5%	59
206	Highland Park Boro School District	1,598	$24,994	33.8%	64.8%	59
207	Warren Hills Regional School District	1,590	$24,801	15.1%	57.0%	59
208	Millstone Township School District	1,173	$28,808	1.4%	74.5%	59
209	Clinton Township School District	1,170	$26,921	5.6%	72.4%	59
210	Upper Deerfield Township School District	962	$22,776	46.0%	34.4%	59
211	North Warren Regional School District	626	$25,988	5.0%	64.6%	59
212	Morris School District	5,682	$24,849	30.4%	66.4%	58
213	East Windsor Regional School District	5,138	$23,714	28.4%	53.0%	58
214	Lawrence Township Public School District	3,711	$25,937	21.9%	71.2%	58
215	Harrison Public Schools	2,440	$22,131	61.8%	21.0%	58
216	Kinnelon School District	1,652	$29,684	2.6%	73.5%	58
217	East Hanover Township School District	972	$27,943	2.0%	74.8%	58
218	Delaware Valley Regional High School District	728	$33,419	3.9%	74.4%	58
219	Wallkill Valley Regional High School	635	$26,610	12.7%	61.2%	58
220	Mansfield Township School District	549	$27,496	6.6%	74.8%	58
221	Holland Township School District	505	$25,756	4.9%	70.8%	58
222	Kingwood Township School District	324	$24,875	11.7%	67.9%	58
223	Paramus Public School District	3,639	$29,078	8.9%	74.8%	57
224	Roxbury Township School District	3,452	$26,357	10.9%	67.9%	57
225	Hoboken Public School District	3,170	$23,903	37.2%	55.5%	57
226	Lindenwold Public School District	3,100	$21,443	69.8%	17.9%	57
227	Rockaway Township School District	2,386	$26,372	9.4%	72.1%	57
228	Delsea Regional High School District	1,631	$24,172	15.8%	45.3%	57
229	Butler Public School District	1,184	$25,138	18.7%	69.5%	57
230	Hillsdale School District	1,124	$26,323	5.1%	72.3%	57
231	Cumberland County Board of Vocational Education	1,055	$25,369	22.4%	31.9%	57
232	Passaic Valley Regional High School District	1,040	$31,262	26.8%	73.7%	57
233	Mendham Township School District	760	$29,828	0.7%	79.9%	57
234	Jamesburg Public School District	674	$22,159	40.3%	39.2%	57
235	Mt. Ephraim School District	444	$22,365	24.5%	48.1%	57
236	Folsom Borough School District	384	$21,427	15.4%	20.9%	57
237	Moonachie School District	365	$24,000	35.0%	71.2%	57
238	National Park Boro School District	294	$20,491	34.7%	33.3%	57
239	Ogdensburg Borough School District	281	$23,271	13.9%	40.3%	57
240	Jackson Township School District	7,605	$24,685	25.7%	52.3%	56
241	West Milford Township Public School District	3,025	$28,129	12.6%	65.8%	56
242	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	2,528	$39,378	11.1%	72.7%	56
243	Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District	2,214	$21,654	60.8%	21.7%	56
244	West Essex Regional School District	1,663	$29,054	2.0%	77.9%	56
245	Hanover Township School District	1,244	$27,830	6.0%	76.3%	56
246	Bellmawr Public School District	1,168	$22,043	33.5%	38.1%	56
247	Chester Township School District	1,008	$26,248	3.3%	72.7%	56
248	Lafayette Township School District	209	$25,631	5.9%	67.7%	56
249	Trenton Public School District	14,852	$22,017	60.4%	5.9%	55
250	West New York School District	8,020	$21,192	71.1%	10.3%	55
251	North Bergen School District	7,262	$21,267	54.3%	34.0%	55
252	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	2,103	$25,722	25.9%	50.8%	55
253	North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District	1,935	$27,951	2.7%	74.4%	55
254	Woodbury City Public School District	1,707	$21,657	56.1%	32.0%	55
255	Hanover Park Regional High School District	1,354	$28,373	2.7%	78.3%	55
256	Washington Borough School District	557	$23,270	30.2%	39.5%	55
257	Blairstown Elementary Township School District	432	$23,864	11.6%	66.3%	55
258	Lakehurst School District	379	$20,860	43.0%	14.5%	55
259	Upper Pittsgrove Twp School District	335	$27,242	13.5%	44.8%	55
260	Irvington Public School District	7,675	$22,630	44.7%	9.6%	54
261	Barnegat Township School District	3,665	$21,940	26.1%	42.4%	54
262	Burlington Township School District	3,650	$22,659	25.1%	51.1%	54
263	Camden's Promise Charter School	2,374	$22,127	74.9%	64.7%	54
264	Red Bank Regional School District	1,392	$25,215	23.9%	74.7%	54
265	Plumsted Township School District	1,121	$25,759	10.4%	43.7%	54
266	Rumson Borough School District	911	$26,575	0.6%	73.9%	54
267	Mendham Borough School District	496	$27,069	2.3%	77.3%	54
268	Roselle Park Public School District	2,042	$22,369	29.5%	45.5%	53
269	Washington Township School District	1,982	$26,046	2.8%	65.9%	53
270	Riverside Township School District	1,564	$21,444	42.8%	30.2%	53
271	Kenilworth School District	1,473	$24,363	11.3%	57.1%	53
272	Green Brook Township Public School District	732	$26,414	8.2%	80.6%	53
273	Morris Plains School District	578	$26,287	6.3%	78.2%	53
274	Carlstadt Public School District	539	$25,653	25.8%	75.8%	53
275	Peoples Preparatory Charter School	340	$27,986	62.1%	72.7%	53
276	Stanhope School District	302	$25,134	11.3%	61.9%	53
277	Plainfield Public School District	10,097	$20,332	71.8%	9.5%	52
278	East Brunswick Township School District	8,159	$24,158	15.4%	67.0%	52
279	Lenape Regional High School District	6,659	$26,175	8.0%	65.9%	52
280	Dover Public School District	3,603	$21,538	47.6%	23.8%	52
281	Holmdel Township School District	2,918	$26,051	1.5%	73.9%	52
282	Somerset Hills Regional School District	1,761	$26,467	10.9%	75.3%	52
283	Audubon Public School District	1,423	$22,288	14.5%	48.8%	52
284	Edgewater Park Township School District	973	$22,095	41.4%	42.2%	52
285	Sterling Regional School District	911	$22,843	24.8%	38.7%	52
286	Woodcliff Lake School District	746	$26,064	1.0%	76.7%	52
287	Ocean Township School District	540	$24,911	27.1%	59.4%	52
288	Fairfield Township School District	510	$24,939	14.7%	12.2%	52
289	Boonton Township School District	394	$27,667	2.3%	81.9%	52
290	Mount Olive Township School District	4,752	$24,669	11.8%	60.6%	51
291	Bernards Township School District	4,745	$26,624	1.2%	72.7%	51
292	Southern Regional School District	2,762	$26,072	14.5%	72.0%	51
293	Jefferson Township Public School District	2,509	$26,340	10.3%	63.8%	51
294	Pennsville School District	1,822	$22,297	29.2%	49.1%	51
295	Clayton Public School District	1,489	$21,790	38.1%	29.9%	51
296	Manasquan School District	1,470	$25,290	7.7%	75.2%	51
297	Runnemede Public School District	833	$23,732	28.8%	38.2%	51
298	Clinton-Glen Gardner School District	449	$26,166	10.2%	66.4%	51
299	Elk Township School District	336	$21,976	24.9%	43.0%	51
300	Bayonne School District	10,383	$21,344	51.8%	34.7%	50
301	Black Horse Pike Regional School District	3,600	$22,746	24.6%	39.5%	50
302	Hamilton Township School District	2,913	$20,835	41.5%	32.0%	50
303	Hazlet Township Public School District	2,703	$23,760	13.6%	62.1%	50
304	South River Public School District	2,462	$19,934	45.7%	34.9%	50
305	Collingswood Public School District	2,286	$22,347	20.0%	49.9%	50
306	Hawthorne Public School District	2,229	$22,871	27.2%	69.6%	50
307	Manville School District	1,694	$20,640	38.8%	40.3%	50
308	Alexandria Township School District	450	$26,267	4.0%	67.3%	50
309	Alloway Twp School District	264	$22,194	10.7%	41.7%	50
310	Wayne Township Public School District	7,746	$27,668	6.6%	72.0%	49
311	Hackettstown Public School District	2,078	$21,759	28.2%	56.0%	49
312	Bogota Public School District	1,381	$22,476	36.4%	46.3%	49
313	Palmyra Public School District	1,032	$21,537	19.9%	53.3%	49
314	Florham Park School District	957	$26,032	0.6%	76.9%	49
315	Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District	883	$26,516	0.3%	77.4%	49
316	Logan Township School District	842	$22,621	13.8%	58.9%	49
317	Link Community Charter School	339	$24,922	55.5%	68.8%	49
318	Hope Academy Charter School	273	$21,727	71.1%	62.7%	49
319	Monmouth Beach School District	257	$27,668	-	76.0%	49
320	Howell Township Public School District	5,492	$25,136	15.6%	57.9%	48
321	South Plainfield School District	3,551	$23,119	19.2%	65.0%	48
322	Bordentown Regional School District	2,247	$23,397	12.7%	61.8%	48
323	Middlesex Borough School District	2,044	$23,292	23.6%	53.3%	48
324	Pittsgrove Township School District	1,695	$22,134	24.7%	34.3%	48
325	Lumberton Township Board of Education	1,235	$24,090	20.4%	53.5%	48
326	Stratford School District	901	$22,009	26.2%	47.7%	48
327	Southampton Township School District	703	$23,489	12.3%	68.8%	48
328	Salem County Vocational Technical School District	695	$23,828	19.8%	31.5%	48
329	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	8,049	$24,312	8.9%	71.7%	47
330	Belleville Public School District	4,970	$22,037	41.4%	39.0%	47
331	Great Oaks Legacy Charter School	2,012	$23,857	67.8%	68.7%	47
332	Phillip's Academy Charter School	639	$23,083	52.0%	56.7%	47
333	North Haledon School District	582	$23,901	11.7%	71.6%	47
334	Hainesport Township School District	528	$22,259	10.1%	68.1%	47
335	The Village Charter School	359	$22,300	55.2%	63.0%	47
336	Bethlehem Township School District	357	$26,060	2.5%	71.9%	47
337	Bridgeton City School District	6,221	$22,691	1.9%	3.1%	46
338	Lacey Township School District	3,832	$22,668	21.1%	55.7%	46
339	Middle Township Public School District	2,663	$21,216	42.0%	51.7%	46
340	Township of Franklin School District	1,338	$21,874	17.7%	44.8%	46
341	Hardyston Township School District	598	$23,871	9.6%	69.7%	46
342	Englewood Cliffs School District	399	$34,709	-	78.1%	46
343	Randolph Township School District	4,220	$25,615	6.7%	70.0%	45
344	Rahway Public School District	4,155	$21,118	42.8%	44.1%	45
345	Delran Township School District	2,904	$22,104	17.3%	50.5%	45
346	Little Falls Township Public School District	922	$23,344	13.1%	71.4%	45
347	Rochelle Park School District	502	$22,716	20.6%	75.0%	45
348	Principle Academy Charter School	472	$21,844	78.2%	74.8%	45
349	Merchantville School District	380	$20,722	26.3%	45.6%	45
350	Spring Lake Heights School District	311	$24,175	5.5%	78.1%	45
351	Woodbridge Township School District	13,836	$22,601	27.7%	57.9%	44
352	Middletown Township Public School District	8,993	$23,858	9.9%	68.4%	44
353	Old Bridge Township School District	8,096	$23,308	16.4%	56.9%	44
354	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District	7,067	$25,254	11.3%	73.2%	44
355	Team Academy Charter School	6,096	$23,065	75.4%	70.1%	44
356	Montgomery Township School District	4,611	$24,189	3.6%	71.6%	44
357	Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District	3,950	$24,111	17.0%	60.3%	44
358	Pompton Lakes School District	1,766	$23,380	15.4%	61.5%	44
359	Woodland Park School District	1,243	$22,109	34.9%	62.7%	44
360	Northfield City School District	931	$21,264	20.0%	45.7%	44
361	Little Ferry Public School District	806	$24,604	26.1%	66.7%	44
362	Prospect Park Public School District	777	$20,971	51.2%	17.1%	44
363	Freedom Prep Charter School	744	$22,628	57.9%	64.4%	44
364	Eastampton Township School District	584	$22,098	18.3%	43.7%	44
365	Vineland Public School District	10,386	$22,444	0.5%	11.3%	43
366	Bloomfield Township School District	6,328	$21,950	24.1%	51.7%	43
367	Sparta Township Public School District	3,299	$25,571	3.2%	71.5%	43
368	Berkeley Heights School District	2,479	$25,496	1.5%	75.7%	43
369	Atlantic County Vocational School District	1,756	$20,794	42.1%	40.0%	43
370	Denville Township K-8 School District	1,688	$24,611	2.8%	76.2%	43
371	Marion P. Thomas Charter School	1,437	$25,318	44.3%	73.9%	43
372	Cumberland Regional School District	1,156	$22,321	31.6%	35.4%	43
373	Greenwich Township School District	661	$21,710	7.5%	56.1%	43
374	Hamilton Township Public School District	12,096	$21,261	34.4%	45.9%	42
375	Summit Public School District	3,950	$24,281	9.7%	71.5%	42
376	Secaucus School District	2,223	$23,137	20.2%	69.8%	42
377	Northern Burlington County Regional School District	2,162	$22,296	8.4%	45.1%	42
378	Watchung Hills Regional High School District	1,783	$26,064	1.8%	77.2%	42
379	River Vale Public School District	1,025	$26,234	0.9%	76.8%	42
380	Chesterfield Township School District	714	$22,077	1.8%	61.9%	42
381	College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School	554	$24,464	42.4%	74.5%	42
382	Brielle Boro School District	491	$24,008	1.8%	79.4%	42
383	Shrewsbury Borough School District	465	$23,663	0.6%	76.2%	42
384	Union Township School District	432	$25,962	1.1%	74.2%	42
385	South Brunswick School District	7,950	$22,293	9.7%	63.9%	41
386	Deptford Township Public School District	4,114	$21,799	25.8%	46.7%	41
387	Westwood Regional School District	2,813	$24,293	7.5%	73.0%	41
388	Florence Township School District	1,534	$20,949	26.0%	50.4%	41
389	Lincoln Park School District	885	$23,281	12.4%	74.3%	41
390	Union Beach Public School District	649	$20,376	21.6%	38.4%	41
391	Medford Lakes School District	484	$20,509	2.4%	63.3%	41
392	Roseland School District	469	$23,017	2.4%	72.9%	41
393	Riverton School District	275	$21,113	8.1%	68.8%	41
394	Woodbury Heights Public School District	260	$19,613	7.5%	51.1%	41
395	Essex Fells School District	247	$27,422	-	73.8%	41
396	Fair Lawn Public School District	5,529	$23,398	9.4%	66.7%	40
397	Marlboro Township School District	4,537	$23,933	2.4%	69.0%	40
398	Moorestown Township Public School District	3,884	$24,551	6.9%	72.0%	40
399	Bergenfield Borough School District	3,653	$22,669	23.1%	58.1%	40
400	Cedar Grove Township School District	1,586	$23,035	4.6%	73.2%	40
401	Northern Highlands Regional High School District	1,324	$26,165	0.8%	78.0%	40
402	Upper Saddle River School District	1,115	$25,663	-	76.3%	40
403	Little Silver Boro School District	733	$23,469	0.0%	75.6%	40
404	Tabernacle Township School District	690	$23,812	7.2%	56.1%	40
405	Haworth Public School District	436	$26,598	-	76.5%	40
406	Gloucester Township Public Schools	6,663	$19,915	35.1%	36.8%	39
407	Monroe Township Public School District	5,804	$20,109	24.9%	43.1%	39
408	Cliffside Park School District	3,141	$21,116	43.9%	65.1%	39
409	Burlington County Institute of Technology School District	2,035	$22,472	22.4%	50.9%	39
410	Palisades Park School District	1,786	$20,625	41.7%	66.4%	39
411	John P Holland Charter School School District	688	$20,119	99.6%	65.0%	39
412	Brick Township Public School District	8,340	$21,735	25.2%	57.9%	38
413	Piscataway Township School District	7,354	$22,459	23.6%	59.8%	38
414	West Deptford Township School District	2,879	$21,939	21.2%	53.2%	38
415	Madison Public School District	2,520	$23,366	6.0%	73.6%	38
416	Berkeley Township School District	2,437	$20,977	23.9%	60.2%	38
417	River Dell Regional School District	1,613	$25,348	1.3%	74.7%	38
418	Westampton Township Public School District	933	$21,269	17.7%	54.2%	38
419	Demarest School District	773	$25,333	1.1%	77.3%	38
420	Mine Hill Township School District	359	$21,729	17.5%	58.9%	38
421	Cherry Hill School District	10,818	$23,567	15.9%	67.8%	37
422	South Orange-Maplewood School District	6,811	$22,813	9.2%	72.1%	37
423	Willingboro Public School District	3,757	$22,221	5.7%	35.0%	37
424	West Morris Regional High School District	2,116	$25,031	1.1%	74.1%	37
425	Swedesboro-Woolwich School District	1,591	$20,506	14.0%	51.9%	37
426	Long Hill Township School District	846	$24,795	4.9%	76.3%	37
427	Byram Township School District	837	$21,600	3.8%	61.9%	37
428	Watchung Borough School District	671	$24,838	-	73.7%	37
429	New Horizons Community Charter School	381	$22,080	86.1%	75.0%	37
430	Achievers Early College Prep Charter School	353	$22,107	55.0%	70.1%	37
431	Pride Academy Charter School District	299	$21,120	69.9%	72.0%	37
432	Dunellen Public School District	1,305	$20,161	33.4%	42.5%	36
433	The Barack Obama Green Charter High School District	257	$21,303	52.1%	68.9%	36
434	West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	9,027	$23,204	4.9%	72.7%	35
435	Hammonton School District	3,414	$20,026	31.4%	39.4%	35
436	Voorhees Township School District	3,025	$22,676	10.9%	69.5%	35
437	Medford Township School District	2,690	$24,280	3.8%	71.4%	35
438	Stafford Township School District	2,480	$22,010	13.3%	55.5%	35
439	Central Regional School District	2,344	$20,568	28.6%	69.3%	35
440	Upper Freehold Regional School District	2,098	$21,449	5.1%	67.3%	35
441	Saddle Brook School District	1,826	$23,689	11.8%	73.4%	35
442	Hasbrouck Heights School District	1,744	$22,496	11.8%	71.7%	35
443	Spotswood Public School District	1,660	$21,777	13.1%	61.4%	35
444	Upper Township School District	1,408	$21,683	10.0%	64.6%	35
445	Montvale Board of Education School District	960	$22,658	2.5%	74.9%	35
446	Community Charter School of Paterson	874	$21,461	57.8%	70.3%	35
447	Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School	569	$20,363	70.5%	73.9%	35
448	Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities	432	$20,219	94.0%	72.9%	35
449	Unity Charter School	263	$22,640	5.3%	76.2%	35
450	Hillsborough Township Public School District	7,265	$21,628	7.9%	63.1%	34
451	Millburn Township School District	4,793	$23,688	1.0%	73.9%	34
452	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District	1,514	$20,610	14.2%	51.8%	34
453	Fair Haven School District	964	$21,487	0.6%	74.2%	34
454	Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District	807	$25,612	17.4%	78.9%	34
455	Linwood City School District	806	$22,494	7.7%	72.0%	34
456	Berlin Borough School District	781	$19,807	10.4%	50.2%	34
457	Robert Treat Academy Charter School	690	$20,820	61.7%	69.3%	34
458	Sayreville School District	6,407	$20,907	27.7%	47.1%	33
459	School District of the Chathams	3,637	$23,089	1.4%	74.4%	33
460	Lodi School District	3,203	$19,135	37.4%	45.1%	33
461	Cinnaminson Township School District	2,850	$22,270	9.8%	58.2%	33
462	New Milford Public School District	2,035	$23,295	10.0%	71.2%	33
463	Fairview Public School District	1,565	$15,728	71.1%	35.2%	33
464	Leap Academy University Charter School	1,563	$18,758	77.1%	67.5%	33
465	Emerson Public School District	1,082	$23,888	6.0%	74.7%	33
466	North Caldwell School District	710	$23,124	-	73.8%	33
467	Hopewell Township School District	515	$19,986	19.7%	38.5%	33
468	Achieve Community Charter School	451	$19,998	71.3%	69.0%	33
469	Allamuchy Township School District	426	$25,940	6.1%	76.6%	33
470	Greater Brunswick Charter School	396	$21,484	69.0%	73.4%	33
471	Sussex County Technology Charter School	220	$22,053	13.6%	78.3%	33
472	Township of Union School District	7,775	$21,117	19.2%	52.7%	32
473	Mount Laurel Township School District	4,187	$21,726	9.5%	69.6%	32
474	Tenafly Public School District	3,545	$24,567	1.9%	74.3%	32
475	East Greenwich Township School District	1,287	$17,742	5.2%	56.3%	32
476	South Amboy School District	1,183	$18,880	35.5%	42.6%	32
477	Paterson Arts and Science Charter School	1,160	$20,071	69.1%	71.4%	32
478	Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School	359	$20,869	44.3%	73.1%	32
479	Hunterdon County Vocational School District	322	$27,802	0.5%	79.0%	32
480	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	4,715	$21,566	6.9%	65.4%	31
481	Fort Lee School District	4,032	$21,776	10.3%	71.8%	31
482	Kipp: Cooper Norcross a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation	2,026	$21,082	91.1%	75.8%	31
483	Waldwick School District	1,591	$22,117	0.7%	73.1%	31
484	Burch Charter School of Excellence	328	$18,846	68.6%	65.1%	31
485	Lyndhurst Public School District	2,637	$22,157	20.1%	68.6%	30
486	Dumont Public School District	2,622	$20,385	7.8%	61.8%	30
487	Rancocas Valley Regional High School District	2,054	$19,917	19.7%	44.9%	30
488	Fairfield Public School District	694	$23,430	3.8%	72.9%	30
489	Harrington Park School District	645	$23,618	-	76.0%	30
490	Nutley Public School District	4,072	$22,054	10.4%	65.0%	29
491	Caldwell-West School District	2,601	$21,981	7.5%	73.8%	29
492	Wyckoff Township Public School District	2,034	$23,425	0.7%	75.4%	29
493	River Edge School District	1,189	$21,061	0.3%	64.6%	29
494	Northvale Public School District	554	$22,038	-	75.4%	29
495	Oldmans Township School District	283	$19,738	19.5%	45.1%	29
496	Toms River Regional School District	14,594	$19,646	28.5%	56.2%	28
497	Monroe Township School District	6,948	$22,465	5.3%	74.6%	28
498	Livingston Board of Education School District	6,371	$23,487	1.3%	73.8%	28
499	Clearview Regional High School District	2,200	$19,131	10.4%	49.6%	28
500	Eastern Camden County Regional School District	1,965	$21,219	9.6%	60.1%	28
501	College Achieve Paterson Charter School	1,305	$19,094	87.0%	73.8%	28
502	Morris County Vocational School District	1,261	$22,413	2.9%	73.5%	28
503	Ocean Academy Charter School	450	$20,417	73.6%	77.5%	28
504	East Orange Community Charter School	448	$21,574	53.6%	75.0%	28
505	The Queen City Academy Charter School District	403	$19,343	52.4%	63.9%	28
506	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	380	$19,168	75.3%	74.5%	28
507	Englewood on the Palisades Charter School	303	$21,327	21.5%	72.3%	28
508	Point Pleasant Borough School District	2,726	$19,904	8.5%	68.2%	27
509	Glen Rock Public School District	2,620	$23,670	0.8%	74.8%	27
510	Leonia Public School District	2,131	$21,076	10.0%	68.4%	27
511	Cresskill Public School District	1,681	$23,348	1.4%	75.0%	27
512	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	1,668	$21,224	9.8%	51.8%	27
513	Milltown School District	833	$20,219	10.4%	70.6%	27
514	Gray Charter School	344	$19,408	55.2%	69.5%	27
515	Hoboken Charter School	300	$21,201	19.3%	78.7%	27
516	Evesham Township School District	4,416	$21,989	7.1%	67.2%	26
517	Elmwood Park School District	2,587	$17,599	28.2%	57.6%	26
518	Harrison Township School District	1,341	$19,281	10.3%	53.9%	26
519	Foundation Academy Charter School	1,044	$19,497	61.5%	72.1%	26
520	Mountainside School District	747	$22,138	1.6%	77.0%	26
521	Great Meadows Regional School District	646	$21,919	11.5%	67.1%	26
522	Cresthaven Academy Charter School	532	$18,663	49.4%	65.0%	26
523	Princeton Charter School	424	$21,007	1.7%	76.5%	26
524	Delanco Township School District	371	$20,432	24.9%	57.4%	26
525	Haddon Township School District	2,107	$21,090	10.0%	59.0%	25
526	Wallington Boro School District	1,229	$18,865	26.2%	57.8%	25
527	Lopatcong Township School District	738	$19,595	10.3%	66.7%	25
528	Springfield Township School District	283	$20,560	13.3%	59.3%	25
529	North Star Academy Charter School	6,350	$20,158	72.2%	78.0%	24
530	Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District	1,561	$19,891	6.9%	47.1%	24
531	Trenton Stem-to-Civics Charter School	585	$19,921	55.6%	73.8%	24
532	Teaneck Community Charter School	358	$22,613	12.8%	80.7%	24
533	Millville Public Charter School	310	$15,895	28.7%	61.4%	24
534	Edison Township School District	16,807	$20,030	17.5%	65.4%	23
535	Westfield Public School District	5,992	$22,586	1.1%	73.7%	23
536	Ridgewood Public School District	5,557	$22,652	2.4%	74.9%	23
537	Robbinsville Public School District	3,073	$19,068	4.1%	65.7%	23
538	Kingsway Regional School District	2,962	$18,206	8.6%	50.4%	23
539	Ho-Ho-Kus School District	553	$23,154	-	76.8%	23
540	University Academy Charter High School	432	$19,878	55.6%	83.0%	23
541	South Harrison Township School District	334	$19,855	12.0%	56.4%	23
542	Freehold Regional High School District	10,453	$20,241	12.3%	62.4%	22
543	Cranford Public School District	3,745	$21,994	0.7%	74.3%	22
544	Glen Ridge Public School District	1,833	$22,451	1.0%	74.9%	22
545	College Achieve Central Charter School	1,403	$18,502	61.2%	74.2%	22
546	Closter Public School District	1,217	$21,396	1.3%	72.9%	22
547	Edgewater School District	673	$22,194	10.2%	83.1%	22
548	Pace Charter School of Hamilton	439	$16,358	49.2%	71.1%	22
549	Elysian Charter School	292	$18,922	8.6%	73.6%	22
550	Metuchen Public School District	2,302	$22,193	4.1%	74.3%	21
551	Springfield Public School District	2,236	$22,129	8.7%	74.9%	21
552	Pequannock Township School District	2,109	$22,261	2.9%	75.0%	21
553	Haddon Heights School District	1,491	$20,153	5.5%	71.0%	21
554	Maywood School District	956	$20,655	8.5%	75.0%	20
555	Garwood Boro	360	$20,963	15.4%	77.6%	20
556	New Providence School District	2,382	$21,142	1.4%	74.8%	19
557	Verona Public School District	2,176	$21,559	1.0%	72.3%	19
558	North Arlington School District	2,005	$17,857	20.0%	66.4%	19
559	Empowerment Academy Charter School	1,002	$18,889	62.7%	77.6%	19
560	Old Tappan Public School District	743	$22,375	-	77.3%	19
561	Beloved Community Charter	1,551	$18,221	69.2%	79.2%	18
562	Clark Township Public School District	2,267	$20,396	1.9%	73.6%	17
563	Totowa Public School District	908	$19,949	15.3%	72.0%	17
564	Norwood Public School District	631	$19,024	1.0%	73.7%	17
565	The Learning Community Charter School	637	$16,248	24.2%	70.0%	16
566	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	1,944	$15,955	63.9%	73.2%	15
567	Allendale Public School District	914	$21,839	1.6%	75.8%	15
568	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	5,646	$20,364	2.6%	74.7%	14
569	Soaring Heights Charter School	270	$17,500	28.9%	69.5%	14
570	Wood-Ridge School District	1,264	$18,453	9.1%	73.2%	13
571	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	668	$15,980	33.4%	70.2%	13
572	Jersey City Community Charter School	586	$16,267	68.0%	77.0%	13
573	Haddonfield School District	2,766	$19,417	1.3%	72.7%	12
574	Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology	1,608	$20,128	-	70.2%	12
575	Oradell Public School District	817	$18,946	-	74.6%	12
576	The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct	380	$17,057	41.1%	73.9%	12
577	Bergen Arts and Science Charter School	1,252	$18,291	36.5%	76.1%	11
578	Vineland Public Charter School	433	$13,189	45.5%	72.1%	11
579	Rutherford School District	2,568	$18,539	3.0%	83.9%	10
580	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	846	$16,155	48.6%	75.7%	9
581	Hatikvah International Academy Charter School	598	$17,356	7.4%	75.3%	6
582	Union County Teams Charter School-High School/College La	334	$14,515	71.6%	83.9%	5
583	Central Jersey College Prep Charter School	1,288	$15,440	18.6%	83.3%	3
584	Middlesex County Stem Charter School	462	$15,305	49.1%	87.7%	3
585	Jersey City Global Charter School	416	$14,954	23.3%	76.5%	3
586	Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School	604	$14,802	7.3%	80.4%	2
587	Hoboken Dual Language Charter School	422	$17,187	9.7%	80.4%	2

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 2021-22, released in 2024), 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.