Public schools in Newton, NJ
Newton has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 3,299 students. They are run by 6 districts and agencies; Newton Public Schools runs 3 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 6 districts and agencies that run Newton's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Newton | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Public Schools | 3 | 1,627 | $24,261 |
| Andover Regional School District | 2 | 429 | $35,825 |
| Kittatinny Regional High School | 1 | 783 | $36,485 |
| Hampton Township School District | 1 | 323 | $26,180 |
| Fredon Township School District | 1 | 181 | $27,608 |
| Frelinghuysen Township School District | 1 | 131 | $24,237 |
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.
2 high schools in Newton, 1,413 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kittatinny Regional High School | 733 | 10.3 | 11.2% | Kittatinny Regional High School |
| Newton High School | 680 | 11.1 | 26.8% | Newton Public Schools |
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 Newton, 469 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halsted Middle School | 280 | 8.1 | 48.2% | Newton Public Schools |
| Long Pond School | 189 | 11.3 | 20.6% | Andover Regional |
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 Newton, 1,417 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merriam Avenue School | 483 | 10.5 | 48.9% | Newton Public Schools |
| Marian E. McKeown Elementary School | 322 | 8.7 | 11.2% | Hampton Township |
| Florence M. Burd | 288 | 9.9 | 20.1% | Andover Regional |
| Fredon Township School | 203 | 10.5 | 12.8% | Fredon Township |
| Frelinghuysen Township Elementary School | 121 | 9.3 | 10.7% | Frelinghuysen 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 Newton's public schools compare with New Jersey's
The median Newton school has 10.3 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the New Jersey median of 11.3. 22% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 31% across the state. Its median school enrolls 288 students (state 435).
| Newton | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 10.3 | 11.3 |
| Median school size (students) | 288 | 435 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 22% | 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 9 Newton 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 Newton
- Newton Public SchoolsRuns 3 of Newton's 9 public schools and spent $24,261 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,261
- Kittatinny Regional High School, the largest high school in Newton733 students in 2024-25, 10.3 per teacher.733
- Compare Newton Public Schools with Andover Regional School DistrictNewton'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 Newton 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 Newton
How many public schools are in Newton, NJ?
9 public schools with an address in Newton were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 3,299 students.What is the largest high school in Newton?
Kittatinny Regional High School, with 733 students in 2024-25 (Kittatinny Regional High School).Which districts run Newton's schools?
Newton Public Schools (3 schools), Andover Regional School District (2 schools), Kittatinny Regional High School (1 school), Hampton Township School District (1 school), and 2 more. 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