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Perth Amboy City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Perth Amboy.
Students
9,845
Schools
12
Spent per student
$29,870
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
What stands out about Perth Amboy City School District
- School Grade D: better than 10% of New Jersey districts
- Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts below the state
- Spends 5% more per student than the NJ average
- 13 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6.3% since 2020
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Forked River.
PK–KMill Pond Elementary SchoolLacey Township School District
1–53 elementary schoolsLacey Township School District
6–8Lacey Township Middle SchoolLacey Township School District
9–12Lacey Township High SchoolLacey Township School District
Test scores vs. NJ
2020–21Math proficiency7%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 47.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)83%
State average 91.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$29,870 per student · 5% above NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 84%Federal 6%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
10,512’20
10,184’21
10,307’22
9,972’23
9,845’24
Down 6.3% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 94%Black 4%White <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
12 public schools.
Rose M. Lopez Elementary School
D793 students15:1
Edward J. Patten Elementary School
D649 students12:1
Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School
D632 students11:1
Robert N. Wilentz Elementary School
D616 students13:1
James J. Flynn Elementary School
D599 students11:1
Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School
D−559 students11:1
William C. McGinnis Middle School
C−984 students12:1
Samuel E. Shull Middle School
C−941 students13:1
Dual Language School
B−384 students17:1
Perth Amboy High School
C2,769 students15:1
Ignacio Cruz Early Childhood Center
577 students9:1
Edmund Hmieleski Early Childhood Center
342 students11:1
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.