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New Jersey school systems.
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593school systems
2,393operating schools connected
1,323,927students in finance records
574complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?
New Jersey school finance after inflation.
Follow a consistent set of 574 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.
School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.
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593 systems
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Newark Public School District
Newark, NJ
- Students
- 42,791
- Schools
- 64
- Spending / pupil
- $29,694
+17.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.8% enrollment
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Elizabeth Public Schools
Elizabeth, NJ
- Students
- 28,334
- Schools
- 37
- Spending / pupil
- $27,592
+15.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.3% enrollment
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Jersey City Public Schools
Jersey City, NJ
- Students
- 26,293
- Schools
- 39
- Spending / pupil
- $29,234
+11.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.1% enrollment
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Paterson Public School District
Paterson, NJ
- Students
- 24,692
- Schools
- 43
- Spending / pupil
- $26,924
+17.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.5% enrollment
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Edison Township School District
Edison, NJ
- Students
- 17,005
- Schools
- 19
- Spending / pupil
- $21,234
+7.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.1% enrollment
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Trenton Public School District
Trenton, NJ
- Students
- 15,459
- Schools
- 25
- Spending / pupil
- $22,736
+10.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.6% enrollment
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Toms River Regional School District
Toms River, NJ
- Students
- 14,654
- Schools
- 18
- Spending / pupil
- $20,943
+1.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment
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Woodbridge Township School District
WOODBRIDGE, NJ
- Students
- 14,044
- Schools
- 24
- Spending / pupil
- $24,446
+12.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.1% enrollment
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Union City School District
Union City, NJ
- Students
- 12,797
- Schools
- 14
- Spending / pupil
- $25,960
+12.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.1% enrollment
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Hamilton Township Public School District
Hamilton, NJ
- Students
- 12,377
- Schools
- 23
- Spending / pupil
- $22,312
-2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.6% enrollment
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Passaic City School District
Passaic, NJ
- Students
- 12,366
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $29,834
+17.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.7% enrollment
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Clifton Public School District
Clifton, NJ
- Students
- 11,010
- Schools
- 19
- Spending / pupil
- $25,478
+19.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.6% enrollment
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Cherry Hill School District
Cherry Hill, NJ
- Students
- 10,772
- Schools
- 18
- Spending / pupil
- $26,519
+10.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.4% enrollment
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Bayonne School District
Bayonne, NJ
- Students
- 10,697
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $24,859
+28.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.6% enrollment
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Plainfield Public School District
Plainfield, NJ
- Students
- 10,436
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $24,099
+12.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.5% enrollment
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Perth Amboy Public School District
Perth Amboy, NJ
- Students
- 10,356
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $29,870
+17.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.4% enrollment
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Vineland Public School District
Vineland, NJ
- Students
- 10,317
- Schools
- 14
- Spending / pupil
- $22,123
-2.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.6% enrollment
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Freehold Regional High School District
Englishtown, NJ
- Students
- 10,250
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $21,900
-0.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment
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New Brunswick School District
New Brunswick, NJ
- Students
- 9,443
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $29,619
+24.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.4% enrollment
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East Orange School District
East Orange, NJ
- Students
- 9,337
- Schools
- 19
- Spending / pupil
- $27,161
+0.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.3% enrollment
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West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District
West Windsor, NJ
- Students
- 9,015
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $25,162
+9.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.5% enrollment
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Middletown Township Public School District
Leonardo, NJ
- Students
- 8,895
- Schools
- 16
- Spending / pupil
- $28,604
+20.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.5% enrollment
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Brick Township Public School District
Brick, NJ
- Students
- 8,293
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $23,063
+2.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.1% enrollment
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East Brunswick Township School District
East Brunswick, NJ
- Students
- 8,184
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $27,351
+12.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.9% enrollment
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West New York School District
West New York, NJ
- Students
- 8,059
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $21,611
+4.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.2% enrollment
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Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District
Martinsville, NJ
- Students
- 7,994
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $26,868
+9.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.7% enrollment
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Old Bridge Township School District
Matawan, NJ
- Students
- 7,976
- Schools
- 14
- Spending / pupil
- $25,220
+2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.2% enrollment
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Township of Union School District
Union, NJ
- Students
- 7,970
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $21,591
-6.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.4% enrollment
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South Brunswick School District
North Brunswick, NJ
- Students
- 7,936
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $24,821
+12.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.0% enrollment
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Wayne Township Public School District
WAYNE, NJ
- Students
- 7,816
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $28,563
+3.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.0% enrollment
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