School district · New Jersey

Palmyra Public School District

Palmyra Public School District in New Jersey: 4 public schools with 1,035 students and 11.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $24,712 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,035
Students per teacher
11.7
NJ 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$24,712
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)
88.8
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
259
NJ 274 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
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%

43%proficient

+5.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 74% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 57% · 593 school districts compared

361 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

New Jersey: 41%

32%proficient

+4.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 69% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 43% · 592 school districts compared

352 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.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$16.4K15
$18.0K16
$18.3K17
$18.4K18
$19.3K19
$19.9K20
$19.9K21
$21.7K22
$24.0K23
$24.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.7% · $1.7M
State
45% · $13.1M
Local
49% · $14.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$14,507
Support services
$9,216
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$371K
Long-term debt
$4.4M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K99———
K–641710.240%37%
7–81348.948%22%
9–1238512.9——

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
311 W 5TH Street, Palmyra, NJ 08065
Phone
(856)786-9300
Website