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WalletHub: Four Northwest New Jersey school districts rank in the top 10 as most equitable
NEW JERSEY – Four Northwest New Jersey school districts rank in the top 10 as most equitable, according to WalletHub.
With low-income school districts underfunded by around $6,700 per pupil, WalletHub Tuesday 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.
New Jersey ranked as the 7th least equitable overall.
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 (Morris County) | 531. Franklin Lakes School District |
| 4. Carlstadt-East Rutherford Regional High School District | 532. Alpine School District |
| 5. Byram Township School District (Sussex County) | 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 (Hunterdon County) | 537. Mountain Lakes Public School District |
| 10. Great Meadows Regional School District (Warren County) | 538. Avalon School District |
To view the full report, click here.
