School district · New Jersey

Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District

Pennsauken Township Board of Education School District in New Jersey: 10 public schools with 4,891 students and 11.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $28,289 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
Students
4,891
Students per teacher
11.6
NJ 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$28,289
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)
421
Counselors (FTE)
17.0
Students per counselor
288
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%

32%proficient

+4.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 89% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 57% · 593 school districts compared

2,041 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

New Jersey: 41%

23%proficient

+1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 84% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 43% · 592 school districts compared

1,998 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
$18.3K15
$17.9K16
$19.1K17
$20.5K18
$21.9K19
$21.8K20
$22.3K21
$27.0K22
$26.4K23
$28.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.9% · $13.2M
State
62% · $104.8M
Local
30% · $50.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$17,509
Support services
$10,076
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.8M
Long-term debt
$31.6M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K1388.1——
Pre-K–341811.326%24%
K–330110.225%23%
Pre-K–335810.828%36%
Pre-K–32458.152%57%
4–56229.729%27%
K–818410.896%94%
6–898812.027%13%
6–12496.1——
9–121,58815.4——

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
1695 Hylton Road, Pennsauken, NJ 08110
Phone
(856)662-8505
Website