School district · New Jersey

School District of the Chathams

School District of the Chathams in New Jersey: 6 public schools with 3,548 students and 10.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $27,087 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
3,548
Students per teacher
10.9
NJ 11.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$27,087
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)
326
Counselors (FTE)
21.5
Students per counselor
165
NJ 274 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
11.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

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%

76%proficient

+0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 85% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 57% · 593 school districts compared

1,564 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

New Jersey: 41%

73%proficient

+0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 91% of school districts in New Jersey

Median 43% · 592 school districts compared

1,335 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
$16.1K15
$16.4K16
$16.4K17
$17.3K18
$18.5K19
$19.0K20
$20.6K21
$23.7K22
$25.2K23
$27.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
1.7% · $1.9M
State
24% · $25.8M
Local
75% · $80.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$16,998
Support services
$9,575
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1M
Long-term debt
$30.3M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
3–555411.277%78%
Pre-K–330110.589%89%
K–33699.465%76%
K–328610.368%79%
6–883310.375%65%
9–121,20512.1——

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
259 Lafayette Avenue, Chatham, NJ 07928
Phone
(973)457-2500
Website