School district · New Jersey
Paterson Public School District
Paterson Public School District in New Jersey: 43 public schools with 21,372 students and 12.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $33,260 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 43
- Students
- 21,372
- Students per teacher
- 12.3
- NJ 11.5 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $33,260
- 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)
- 1,733
- Counselors (FTE)
- 85.0
- Students per counselor
- 251
- NJ 274 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 20.0
- Librarians (FTE): 9.0
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%28%proficient
+3.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 94% of school districts in New Jersey
Median 57% · 593 school districts compared
9,377 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
New Jersey: 41%16%proficient
+2.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 94% of school districts in New Jersey
Median 43% · 592 school districts compared
9,606 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
- 13% · $115M
- State
- 78% · $702.6M
- Local
- 9.7% · $87.6M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $21,688
- Support services
- $10,658
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $24.6M
- Long-term debt
- $24.1M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 99 | — | — | — | |
Alexander Hamilton AcademyFree meals for all | K–8 | 439 | 13.7 | 31% | 19% |
Charles J. Riley/ School 9Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 682 | 11.6 | 50% | 30% |
Dale AvenueFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 228 | 9.9 | — | — |
Dr. Hani Awadallah SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 575 | 11.5 | 29% | 19% |
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Educational ComplexFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 513 | 10.6 | 23% | 6.2% |
Edward W. KilpatrickFree meals for all | Pre-K–3 | 295 | 11.6 | 17% | 5.6% |
Norman S. WeirFree meals for all | K–8 | 272 | 10.1 | 57% | 35% |
Rev. Dr. Frank Napier Jr. SchoolFree meals for all | 1–8 | 491 | 12.9 | 11% | 4.5% |
Roberto ClementeFree meals for all | K–5 | 254 | 12.4 | 23% | 23% |
School 1Free meals for all | K–5 | 217 | 10.3 | 59% | 50% |
School 10Free meals for all | K–8 | 474 | 13.9 | 10% | 7.8% |
School 12Free meals for all | K–8 | 474 | 11.6 | 14% | 5.6% |
School 13Free meals for all | K–8 | 499 | 13.9 | 18% | 5.0% |
School 15Free meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 577 | 11.7 | 15% | 25% |
School 16Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 813 | 15.0 | 30% | 17% |
School 18Free meals for all | 1–8 | 601 | 10.1 | 33% | 17% |
School 19Free meals for all | K–4 | 288 | 12.5 | 47% | 31% |
School 2Free meals for all | K–8 | 473 | 11.7 | 49% | 21% |
School 20Free meals for all | K–8 | 343 | 9.3 | 12% | 3.6% |
School 21Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 665 | 15.5 | 8.6% | 6.3% |
School 24Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 668 | 12.3 | 26% | 14% |
School 25Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 526 | 12.4 | 28% | 13% |
School 26Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 419 | 13.5 | 15% | 6.1% |
School 27Free meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 641 | 13.4 | 33% | 23% |
School 28Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 463 | 12.0 | 98% | 99% |
| K–8 | 167 | 9.3 | 28% | 9.8% | |
School 5Free meals for all | K–5 | 753 | 13.0 | 32% | 31% |
School 7Free meals for all | K–5 | 250 | 11.4 | 36% | 22% |
School 8Free meals for all | K–8 | 411 | 11.7 | 22% | 9.2% |
Senator Frank Lautenberg SchoolFree meals for all | K–8 | 605 | 16.8 | 9.4% | 5.0% |
Joseph A. Taub SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 976 | 17.3 | 34% | 13% |
New Roberto ClementeFree meals for all | 6–8 | 473 | 10.5 | 11% | 3.8% |
Young Men's AcademyFree meals for all | 3–8 | 50 | 7.1 | 24% | 12% |
Alternative High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 81 | 3.9 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 2,073 | 15.9 | — | — | |
International High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 650 | 12.5 | — | — |
John F. Kennedy High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,846 | 13.4 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 106 | 17.7 | — | — | |
Paterson P-TECH High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 193 | 12.1 | — | — |
Paterson STEAM High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 379 | 11.8 | — | — |
Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing ArtsFree meals for all | 9–12 | 258 | 9.9 | — | — |
Students Transitioning and Achieving Real SuccessSpecial education | 9–12 | 112 | 14.0 | — | — |
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
- 90 Delaware Avenue, Paterson, NJ 07503
- Phone
- (973)321-1000
- 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.