Public schools in Galloway, NJ

Galloway has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 4,446 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Galloway Township Public School District runs 5 of them.

The 3 districts and agencies that run Galloway's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in GallowayDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Galloway Township Public School District53,161$25,988
Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District13,041$28,723
Atlantic Community Charter School1330$29,442

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

One high school in Galloway, 1,130 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Absegami High School1,13011.243.1%Greater Egg Harbor Regional High

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One middle school in Galloway, 705 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Galloway Township Middle School70511.446.0%Galloway Township

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

5 elementary schools in Galloway, 2,611 students

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Galloway's public schools compare with New Jersey's

The median Galloway school has 10.4 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the New Jersey median of 11.3. 100% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 31% across the state. Its median school enrolls 578 students (state 435).

Galloway against New Jersey, schools open in 2024-25 with students
GallowayNew Jersey
Median students per teacher10.411.3
Median school size (students)578435
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)100%31%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%8.1%
Charter schools14%3.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Galloway schools and the 2,480 New Jersey schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Galloway

  1. Galloway Township Public School DistrictRuns 5 of Galloway's 7 public schools and spent $25,988 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,988
  2. Absegami High School, the largest high school in Galloway1,130 students in 2024-25, 11.2 per teacher.1,130
  3. Compare Galloway Township Public School District with Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School DistrictGalloway's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in New JerseyNew Jersey's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Galloway addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in New Jersey

  1. Newark78 schools
  2. Jersey City52 schools
  3. Paterson46 schools
  4. Elizabeth38 schools
  5. Trenton34 schools
  6. Hamilton26 schools
  7. Camden22 schools
  8. East Orange21 schools

Questions about schools in Galloway

  1. How many public schools are in Galloway, NJ?
    7 public schools with an address in Galloway were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 4,446 students. 1 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Galloway?
    Absegami High School, with 1,130 students in 2024-25 (Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District).
  3. Which districts run Galloway's schools?
    Galloway Township Public School District (5 schools), Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District (1 school), Atlantic Community Charter School (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25