Public schools in Hoboken, NJ
Hoboken has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 3,756 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; Hoboken Public School District runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 4 districts and agencies that run Hoboken's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Hoboken | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoboken Public School District | 5 | 3,170 | $23,424 |
| Hoboken Dual Language Charter School | 1 | 422 | $16,756 |
| Hoboken Charter School | 1 | 300 | $22,603 |
| Elysian Charter School | 1 | 292 | $19,767 |
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 Hoboken, 652 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoboken High School | 652 | 14.0 | 52.1% | Hoboken |
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 Hoboken, 438 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoboken Middle School | 438 | 10.3 | 43.2% | Hoboken |
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 Hoboken, 2,367 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Elementary School | 649 | 10.4 | 28.5% | Hoboken |
| Joseph F Brandt Elementary School | 632 | 10.7 | 20.7% | Hoboken |
| Hoboken Dual Language Charter School | 441 | 22.1 | 7.7% | Hoboken Dual Language Charter School |
| Thomas G. Connors Elementary School | 353 | 10.4 | 31.7% | Hoboken |
| Elysian Charter School of Hoboken | 292 | 11.9 | 9.6% | Elysian Charter School |
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 other school in Hoboken, 299 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoboken Charter School | 299 | 14.2 | 19.4% | Hoboken Charter School |
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 Hoboken's public schools compare with New Jersey's
The median Hoboken school has 11.3 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the New Jersey median of 11.3. 50% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 31% across the state. Its median school enrolls 440 students (state 435).
| Hoboken | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 11.3 | 11.3 |
| Median school size (students) | 440 | 435 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 50% | 31% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 8.1% |
| Charter schools | 38% | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Hoboken 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 Hoboken
- Hoboken Public School DistrictRuns 5 of Hoboken's 8 public schools and spent $23,424 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,424
- Hoboken High School, the largest high school in Hoboken652 students in 2024-25, 14.0 per teacher.652
- Compare Hoboken Public School District with Hoboken Dual Language Charter SchoolHoboken's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New JerseyNew Jersey's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Hoboken 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
- Newark78 schools
- Jersey City52 schools
- Paterson46 schools
- Elizabeth38 schools
- Trenton34 schools
- Hamilton26 schools
- Camden22 schools
- East Orange21 schools
Questions about schools in Hoboken
How many public schools are in Hoboken, NJ?
8 public schools with an address in Hoboken were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 3,756 students. 3 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Hoboken?
Hoboken High School, with 652 students in 2024-25 (Hoboken Public School District).Which districts run Hoboken's schools?
Hoboken Public School District (5 schools), Hoboken Dual Language Charter School (1 school), Hoboken Charter School (1 school), Elysian 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