New Jersey’s Most and Least Equitable School Districts – WalletHub Study
With low-income school districts underfunded by around $6,700 per pupil, WalletHub today released its report on the Most and Least Equitable School Districts in New Jersey. To find out where school funding is distributed most fairly, WalletHub scored the equitability of each school district in New Jersey based on two metrics: average household income and expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools per pupil.
Alongside this report, WalletHub also released rankings for the States with the Most and Least Equitable School Districts, along with accompanying videos and audio files. New Jersey ranked as the 7th least equitable overall.
Below, you can see additional report highlights, along with a WalletHub Q&A.
Most & Least Equitable School Districts in New Jersey
| Most Equitable | Least Equitable |
| 1. Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District | 529. Ho-Ho-Kus School District |
| 2. Bloomingdale School District | 530. Mendham Township School District |
| 3. Mount Arlington Public School District | 531. Franklin Lakes School District |
| 4. Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District | 532. Alpine School District |
| 5. Byram Township School District | 533. Saddle River School District |
| 6. South Plainfield School District | 534. Northern Valley Regional High School District |
| 7. Hazlet Township Public School District | 535. Essex Fells School District |
| 8. Gateway Regional High School District | 536. Millburn Township School District |
| 9. Bloomsbury Borough School District | 537. Mountain Lakes Public School District |
| 10. Great Meadows Regional School District | 538. Avalon School District |
To view the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/most-least-equitable-school-districts-in-new-jersey/77108/
