Specialized school district · New Jersey

Essex County Schools of Technology

Essex County Schools of Technology in New Jersey: 3 public schools with 2,189 students and 11.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $33,786 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
2,189
Students per teacher
11.8
NJ 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$33,786
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)
186
Counselors (FTE)
10.0
Students per counselor
219
NJ 274 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

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.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$19.9K15
$20.7K16
$22.2K17
$21.1K18
$21.9K19
$21.3K20
$23.0K21
$28.3K22
$32.0K23
$33.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $12.4M
State
55% · $51.1M
Local
31% · $28.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$20,079
Support services
$12,783
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.3M
Long-term debt
$216.7M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
9–121,23013.2
Essex County Newark TechCareer and technical
9–1260610.8
9–1235310.1

Sources

Address
60 Nelson Place, Newark, NJ 07102
Phone
(973)412-2050
Website