Public schools in Medford, NJ
Medford has 10 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 7,096 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Medford Township School District runs 7 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Medford's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Medford | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medford Township School District | 7 | 2,690 | $24,639 |
| Lenape Regional High School District | 2 | 6,659 | $28,617 |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology School District | 1 | 2,035 | $25,706 |
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.
3 high schools in Medford, 4,195 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenape High School | 1,912 | 12.9 | 18.7% | Lenape Regional High |
| Shawnee High School | 1,387 | 13.2 | 7.5% | Lenape Regional High |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology - Medford | 896 | 13.8 | 28.8% | Burlington County Institute of Technology |
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.
2 middle schools in Medford, 943 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medford Memorial Middle School | 644 | 11.9 | 6.5% | Medford Township |
| Haines Sixth Grade Center | 299 | 11.3 | 5.4% | Medford 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 Medford, 1,958 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairville Elementary School | 439 | 11.4 | 10.3% | Medford Township |
| Milton H. Allen Elementary School | 428 | 13.3 | 10.3% | Medford Township |
| Kirby's Mill Elementary School | 402 | 12.4 | 10.2% | Medford Township |
| Cranberry Pines Elementary | 371 | 12.4 | 3.5% | Medford Township |
| Taunton Forge Elementary School | 318 | 10.6 | 4.4% | Medford 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.
How Medford's public schools compare with New Jersey's
The median Medford school has 12.4 students per full-time teacher, more than the New Jersey median of 11.3. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 31% across the state. Its median school enrolls 434 students (state 435).
| Medford | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 12.4 | 11.3 |
| Median school size (students) | 434 | 435 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 31% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 8.1% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 10 Medford 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 Medford
- Medford Township School DistrictRuns 7 of Medford's 10 public schools and spent $24,639 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,639
- Lenape High School, the largest high school in Medford1,912 students in 2024-25, 12.9 per teacher.1,912
- Compare Medford Township School District with Lenape Regional High School DistrictMedford'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 Medford 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.
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Questions about schools in Medford
How many public schools are in Medford, NJ?
10 public schools with an address in Medford were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 7,096 students.What is the largest high school in Medford?
Lenape High School, with 1,912 students in 2024-25 (Lenape Regional High School District).Which districts run Medford's schools?
Medford Township School District (7 schools), Lenape Regional High School District (2 schools), Burlington County Institute of Technology School District (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