School district · New Jersey

Paulsboro School District

Paulsboro School District in New Jersey: 4 public schools with 1,171 students and 10.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $26,611 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,171
Students per teacher
10.4
NJ 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$26,611
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)
113
Counselors (FTE)
5.0
Students per counselor
234
NJ 274 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.5
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%

16%proficient

+2.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 98% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 57% · 593 school districts compared

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

Math

New Jersey: 41%

12%proficient

+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 97% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 43% · 592 school districts compared

469 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
$18.7K15
$18.1K16
$19.6K17
$20.4K18
$19.3K19
$19.4K20
$21.7K21
$24.5K22
$28.2K23
$26.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $4.7M
State
65% · $27.3M
Local
24% · $9.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$16,641
Support services
$9,216
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$907K
Long-term debt
$2.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–229610.1——
3–633010.417%16%
7–81557.314%3.0%
Paulsboro High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1239012.7——

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
662 N. Delaware Street, Paulsboro, NJ 08066
Phone
(856)423-5515
Website