Skip to content
BCER

Regular local school district · Atlantic County

Absecon Public Schools District, NJ: schools, enrollment and spending

Absecon Public Schools District runs 2 public schools with 921 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 9.5 students per teacher is 2.2 lower than the New Jersey figure of 11.7.

At a glance

Schools
2
Students
921
Teachers (FTE)
97
Students per teacher
9.5
NJ: 11.7 · US: 15.3
Address
800 Irelan Avenue, Absecon, NJ 08201
County
Atlantic County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3400660
State district ID
NJ-010010
Total staff (FTE)
191
School counselors (FTE)
3.0About 307 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
3.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district9.5
New Jersey11.7
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (893), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$21.7 million
Federal revenue
$1.5 million
State revenue
$7.5 million
Local revenue
$12.7 million
Total spending
$19.9 million
Spending per pupil
$22,297
Salaries
$8.9 million44.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$3.6 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 7.0%
  • State: 34.7%
  • Local: 58.3%

New Jersey overall

  • Federal: 5.1%
  • State: 41.6%
  • Local: 53.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$22,297
New Jersey$25,026
United States$16,826

Schools in Absecon Public Schools District

By level: 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Emma C AttalesMiddle5 to 839211.2
H Ashton MarshElementaryPK to 45168.6

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.