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C

Absecon City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Absecon.

Absecon’s School Grade C better than 26% of New Jersey school districts

Students
908
Schools
2
Spent per student
$24,794
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Debt
$2.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Absecon City School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 26% of New Jersey districts
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the NJ average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.7M, about $2,990 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 26% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Absecon. Grade by grade →

PK–4H Ashton MarshThis district
5–8Emma C AttalesThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency31%
State average 35.5% · 576 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 48.6% · 577 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$24,794 per student · 13% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 48%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
887’20
900’21
947’22
927’23
908’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 44%Hispanic 32%Black 12%Asian 8%Two or more races 5%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.