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Jersey City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Jersey City.
Students
24,151
Schools
39
Spent per student
$29,234
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Debt
$58.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Jersey City School District
- School Grade D: better than 10% of New Jersey districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 14 pts below the state
- 12 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.3% since 2020
- Debt of $58.7M, about $2,428 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Fords.
K–516 elementary schoolsWoodbridge Township School District
6–85 middle schoolsWoodbridge Township School District
9–123 high schoolsWoodbridge Township School District
Test scores vs. NJ
2020–21Math proficiency16%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 47.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)77%
State average 91.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$29,234 per student · 3% above NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 37%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 52%State 39%Federal 8%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
25,496’20
25,198’21
25,395’22
24,426’23
24,151’24
Down 5.3% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 38%Black 24%Asian 18%White 17%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
39 public schools.
Cornelia F. Bradford School
A+1,082 students20:1
Joseph H. Brensinger School
C−926 students10:1
Christa McAuliffe School
C906 students12:1
Mahatma K. Gandhi School
C−821 students10:1
Rafael Cordero y Molina
C+794 students11:1
Martin Luther King Jr. School
C752 students12:1
Charles E. Trefurt School
C−668 students10:1
Dr. Michael Conti School
B−651 students11:1
James F. Murray School
C642 students14:1
Alexander D. Sullivan School
D638 students12:1
Alfred Zampella School
C+629 students11:1
Whitney M. Young Jr. School
D−623 students11:1
Jotham W. Wakeman School
B+617 students11:1
Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School
D613 students9:1
Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School
D607 students14:1
Frank R Conwell School
C605 students12:1
Chaplain Charles Watters School
D586 students11:1
Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26
C+539 students10:1
Nicolaus Copernicus School
B497 students11:1
Julia A. Barnes School
C433 students13:1
President Barack Obama Elementary School
D425 students12:1
Martin Center for the Arts
D359 students11:1
Ollie Culbreth Jr. School
D335 students9:1
Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School
D320 students8:1
Dr. Paul Rafalides School
C−318 students11:1
Gladys Nunery School
D251 students11:1
Franklin L. Williams School
C906 students12:1
Middle School # 4
B+755 students16:1
Academy I
A+415 students14:1
Ezra L. Nolan School
D250 students8:1
William L Dickinson High School
C1,786 students14:1
James J Ferris High School
C−1,364 students14:1
Lincoln High School
D767 students13:1
Henry Snyder High School
C−729 students9:1
Dr Ronald McNair High School
A+716 students13:1
Innovation High School
C+301 students
Infinity Institute
A+265 students11:1
Liberty High School
A−193 students8:1
Regional Day School
67 students6:1
Nearby districts
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.