D
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 Singac.
PK–2Little Falls Township Public School # 2Little Falls Township School District
3–4Little Falls Township Public School # 3Little Falls Township School District
5–8Little Falls Township Public School # 1Little Falls Township School District
9–12Passaic Valley Regional High SchoolPassaic Valley Regional 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.