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 Strathmore.
PK–34 elementary schoolsMatawan-Aberdeen Regional School District
6–8Matawan-Aberdeen Middle SchoolMatawan-Aberdeen Regional School District
9–12Matawan Regional High SchoolMatawan-Aberdeen Regional 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.