Public schools in New Jersey

2,557 public schools and 678 school districts in New Jersey: students, class sizes, charter schools and spending per student, by district.

Public schools

Largest school districts

All 678 districts

DistrictSchoolsStudentsSpending / student
Newark Public School District6440,426$38,727
Elizabeth Public Schools3727,580$28,358
Jersey City Public Schools3924,151$36,303
Paterson Public School District4321,372$33,260
Edison Township School District1916,617$21,782
Toms River Regional School District1814,323$21,077
Woodbridge Township School District2413,869$25,230
Trenton Public School District2513,549$26,783
Hamilton Township Public School District2312,355$23,350
Union City School District1411,519$26,773
Passaic City School District1711,448$32,950
Cherry Hill School District1810,621$27,123
Clifton Public School District1910,516$27,071
Bayonne School District1310,325$25,257
Perth Amboy Public School District129,845$31,748
Freehold Regional High School District69,784$22,877
Vineland Public School District149,392$22,736
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District108,831$25,700
Middletown Township Public School District168,752$28,905
Plainfield Public School District158,522$29,811
New Brunswick School District138,337$31,292
Brick Township Public School District128,224$23,688
East Orange School District198,219$30,702
East Brunswick Township School District118,096$28,158
Old Bridge Township School District147,921$25,698
Township of Union School District107,845$22,928
Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District117,774$27,449
Irvington Public School District127,659$29,430
South Brunswick School District127,589$25,161
Wayne Township Public School District157,549$29,703
West New York School District97,399$22,655
Jackson Township School District97,376$25,602
Egg Harbor Township School District77,346$27,387
Piscataway Township School District117,289$23,215
Hillsborough Township Public School District97,191$23,584
North Bergen School District87,031$23,950
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School District147,027$27,495
Franklin Township Public School District106,950$31,608
Washington Township School District126,938$25,557
South Orange-Maplewood School District106,728$25,680
North Star Academy Charter SchoolCharter school agency16,714—
Monroe Township School District86,701$24,039
West Orange Public Schools136,616$32,720
Gloucester Township Public Schools116,502$23,849
Linden Public School District116,441$27,956
Lenape Regional High School District46,439$30,317
TEAM Academy Charter SchoolCharter school agency16,406—
Bloomfield Township School District116,400$23,905
Livingston Board of Education School District96,352$25,509
Atlantic City School District116,339$37,387
Sayreville School District96,215$23,121
Montclair Public School District116,193$28,024
Howell Township Public School District126,047$25,521
Camden City School District165,871$49,131
Westfield Public School District105,838$24,781
Bridgeton City School District85,764$24,000
North Brunswick Township School District85,705$29,125
Monroe Township Public School District65,703$23,293
Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District85,673$23,028
ORANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION School District125,527$28,201