NEW JERSEY – New Jersey’s most and least equitable school districts, according to a study done by WalletHub.
With low-income school districts underfunded by around $6,700 per pupil, WalletHub Thursday 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.
Most & Least Equitable School Districts in New Jersey
| Most Equitable | Least Equitable |
| 1. Washington Township School District – Sewell | 530. Ho-Ho-Kus School District |
| 2. Beach Haven School District | 531. Mendham Township School District |
| 3. Hardyston Township School District | 532. Northern Valley Regional High School District |
| 4. Cinnaminson Township School District | 533. Rumson Borough School District |
| 5. Lumberton Township Board of Education | 534. Millburn Township School District |
| 6. Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District | 535. Alpine School District |
| 7. Linwood City School District | 536. Essex Fells School District |
| 8. Pohatcong Township School District | 537. Mountain Lakes Public School District |
| 9. Hainesport Township School District | 538. Saddle River School District |
| 10. Rutherford School District | 539. Avalon School District |
Some other school rankings:
- 21. North Warren School District
- 66. Frelinghuysen Township School District
- 76. Jefferson Township Public School District
- 80. Roxbury Township School District
- 85. Great Meadows Regional School District
- 92. Mount Olive Township School District
- 124. Mansfield Elementary School District
- 131. Belvidere School District
- 153. Blairstown Elementary Township School District
- 210. Warren Hills Regional School District
- 225. North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional School District
- 311. Readington Township School District
- 361. Lopatcong Township School District
- 371. Hackettstown School District
- 378. Sparta Township Public School District
- 385. Newton School District
- 429. Phillipsburg School District
- 436. West Morris Regional High School District
To view the full list of New Jersey schools, click here.
