School district · New Jersey
Camden City School District
Camden City School District in New Jersey: 16 public schools with 5,871 students and 9.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $49,131 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 16
- Students
- 5,871
- Students per teacher
- 9.2
- NJ 11.5 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $49,131
- NJ $28K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 638
- Counselors (FTE)
- 17.0
- Students per counselor
- 345
- NJ 274 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 10.0
- Librarians (FTE): 1.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Jersey's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
New Jersey: 54%14%proficient
+3.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 99% of school districts in New Jersey
Median 57% · 593 school districts compared
2,093 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
New Jersey: 41%10%proficient
+2.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 98% of school districts in New Jersey
Median 43% · 592 school districts compared
2,078 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 21% · $113.5M
- State
- 78% · $418.9M
- Local
- 1.1% · $6M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $35,473
- Support services
- $11,708
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $7.2M
- Long-term debt
- $0
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martha F. Wilson Early Childhood Development CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K | 306 | 8.4 | — | — |
Cooper's Poynt Family SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 381 | 8.5 | 13% | 15% |
Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 515 | 10.1 | 18% | 14% |
Forest Hill SchoolFree meals for all | K–6 | 339 | 9.2 | 21% | 11% |
Henry B. Wilson Family SchoolFree meals for all | K–8 | 377 | 9.1 | 13% | 4.7% |
Octavius V. Catto Community Family SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 593 | 10.4 | 23% | 17% |
Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K–3 | 349 | 10.4 | 14% | 21% |
Thomas H. Dudley Family SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 549 | 11.7 | 14% | 11% |
Veterans Memorial Family SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 474 | 9.3 | 5.8% | 3.8% |
Yorkship Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 310 | 7.8 | 20% | 7.9% |
Morgan Village Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 203 | 8.1 | 5.9% | 4.2% |
| 7–12 | 150 | 8.1 | — | — | |
Camden High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 425 | 8.9 | — | — |
Creative Arts High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 209 | 7.1 | — | — |
Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 179 | 7.6 | — | — |
Eastside High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 512 | 9.7 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 1033 Cambridge Street, Camden, NJ 08105
- Phone
- (856)966-2000
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.