School district · New Jersey
Trenton Public School District
Trenton Public School District in New Jersey: 25 public schools with 13,549 students and 13.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $26,783 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 25
- Students
- 13,549
- Students per teacher
- 13.7
- NJ 11.5 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $26,783
- 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)
- 990
- Counselors (FTE)
- 36.0
- Students per counselor
- 376
- NJ 274 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 10.0
- 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%8.6%proficient
+1.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 100% of school districts in New Jersey
Median 57% · 593 school districts compared
5,731 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
New Jersey: 41%6.2%proficient
+1.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 99% of school districts in New Jersey
Median 43% · 592 school districts compared
5,772 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
- 7.7% · $39.4M
- State
- 86% · $438.8M
- Local
- 6.2% · $31.4M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $16,782
- Support services
- $9,341
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $13.3M
- Long-term debt
- $8.8M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin C Gregory Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–3 | 311 | 13.0 | 18% | 21% |
Cadwalader Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–3 | 200 | 12.5 | 6.5% | 9.6% |
Carroll Robbins Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–3 | 459 | 12.2 | 7.5% | 20% |
Darlene C. McKnight ElementaryFree meals for all | K–3 | 350 | 13.7 | 2.3% | 6.5% |
Dr. Crosby Copeland Jr ElementaryFree meals for all | K–3 | 353 | 13.6 | 4.9% | 9.4% |
Franklin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–3 | 372 | 13.3 | 17% | 26% |
George Washington Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–3 | 321 | 14.0 | 4.6% | 13% |
Gershom Mott Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–3 | 375 | 13.4 | 22% | 25% |
| K–3 | 347 | 12.9 | 7.7% | 7.4% | |
| K–3 | 468 | 14.2 | 2.7% | 2.7% | |
Patton J. Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–3 | 555 | 13.7 | 4.8% | 8.5% |
Paul S. Robeson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–3 | 390 | 13.9 | 2.3% | 4.5% |
William Harrison Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–3 | 243 | 12.2 | 7.0% | 12% |
| 7–8 | 474 | 12.2 | 9.4% | 8.0% | |
Battle Monument Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all | 4–6 | 499 | 15.6 | 4.4% | 3.2% |
Clara Parker Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all | 4–6 | 583 | 14.6 | 13% | 7.3% |
| 7–8 | 650 | 13.1 | 11% | 3.3% | |
Grace A Dunn Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 7–8 | 703 | 14.2 | 9.9% | 4.0% |
Grant Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all | 4–6 | 610 | 12.6 | 7.2% | 4.1% |
Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all | 4–6 | 668 | 16.3 | 8.8% | 5.7% |
| 4–6 | 546 | 15.2 | 8.8% | 3.5% | |
| 4–6 | 329 | 11.2 | 4.0% | 2.9% | |
Capital City High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 756 | 18.9 | — | — |
Trenton Central High School - Main CampusFree meals for all | 10–12 | 2,097 | 13.3 | — | — |
Trenton Central High School-9th Grade AcademyFree meals for all | 9 | 890 | 15.0 | — | — |
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
- 108 North Clinton Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08609
- Phone
- (609)656-4900
- 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.