New Jersey has largest gap in wealth among its schools

From The New York Times: Nearly one in five public schools in New Jersey has almost no poor students, the highest percentage of any state, according to a new report. The report found that at 18 percent of New Jersey schools, or 402 schools, less than 5 percent of the students were poor enough to qualify for free or reduced-price lunches. The report found 2,817 such schools nationwide. In addition, the report by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a conservative policy group that supports school choice, found that about one-quarter of New Jersey’s white and Asian students attended the 402 wealthy schools, compared with 2 percent of black students and 3 percent of Hispanic students.