D−
New Brunswick City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves New Brunswick.
Students
8,337
Schools
13
Spent per student
$29,619
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Debt
$4.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about New Brunswick City School District
- School Grade D−: better than 1% of New Jersey districts
- Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 19 pts below the state
- 11 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 9.1% since 2020
- Debt of $4.0M, about $483 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 proficiency4%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 47.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)72%
State average 91.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$29,619 per student · 4% above NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 38%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 76%Federal 9%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
9,172’20
9,013’21
8,887’22
8,621’23
8,337’24
Down 9.1% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 93%Black 6%White <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
13 public schools.
Blanquita B. Valenti Community School
C−810 students11:1
A Chester Redshaw School
D−678 students10:1
Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts
D624 students9:1
Roosevelt Elementary School
D597 students10:1
Mckinley Community School
D524 students8:1
Lord Stirling Community School
D436 students9:1
Lincoln Elementary School
D−356 students8:1
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
C−351 students10:1
Livingston Elementary School
D−342 students10:1
New Brunswick Middle School
D829 students8:1
Pathways Middle School
262 students
New Brunswick High School
C−2,443 students14:1
New Brunswick Adult High School
85 students14:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.