Old Bridge Township Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Old Bridge Township School District (district ID 3409270)

Public school district · Middlesex County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3409270

Old Bridge Township Public Schools spent $24,246 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 55% of the other New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $24,665). Its 14 schools enrolled 7,921 students in 2024-25; 36.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,220 per student, up 4.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 92% (New Jersey: 90.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among New Jersey districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Old Bridge Township Public Schools in enrollment (7,605 to 8,340 students) and Old Bridge Township Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Old Bridge Township Public Schools, FY23Wayne Township Public Schools $27,309; East Brunswick Public Schools $26,439; Irvington $26,057; Bridgewater-Raritan Regional $25,718; West New York $25,327; Jackson Township $25,007; Old Bridge Township Public Schools $24,246; South Brunswick $23,228; Brick Township $22,404; Township of Union $21,333; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.17.5k20k22.5k25k27.5k30kWayne Township Public Schools$27,309East Brunswick Public Schools$26,439Irvington$26,057Bridgewater-Raritan Regional$25,718West New York$25,327Jackson Township$25,007Old Bridge Township Public Sch…$24,246South Brunswick$23,228Brick Township$22,404Township of Union$21,333State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Old Bridge Township Public Schools, FY23Wayne Township Public Schools $27,309; East Brunswick Public Schools $26,439; Irvington $26,057; Bridgewater-Raritan Regional $25,718; West New York $25,327; Jackson Township $25,007; Old Bridge Township Public Schools $24,246; South Brunswick $23,228; Brick Township $22,404; Township of Union $21,333; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.17.5k20k22.5k25k27.5k30kWayne Township Public Schools$27,309East Brunswick Public Schools$26,439Irvington$26,057Bridgewater-Raritan Regional$25,718West New York$25,327Jackson Township$25,007Old Bridge Township Public Schools$24,246South Brunswick$23,228Brick Township$22,404Township of Union$21,333State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Old Bridge Township Public Schools, FY23Wayne Township Public Schools $27,309; East Brunswick Public Schools $26,439; Irvington $26,057; Bridgewater-Raritan Regional $25,718; West New York $25,327; Jackson Township $25,007; Old Bridge Township Public Schools $24,246; South Brunswick $23,228; Brick Township $22,404; Township of Union $21,333; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.17.5k22.5k27.5k30kWayne Township Public Schools$27,309East Brunswick Public Schools$26,439Irvington$26,057Bridgewater-Raritan Regional$25,718West New York$25,327Jackson Township$25,007Old Bridge Township Public Schools$24,246South Brunswick$23,228Brick Township$22,404Township of Union$21,333State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Old Bridge Township Public Schools, FY23Wayne Township Public Schools $27,309; East Brunswick Public Schools $26,439; Irvington $26,057; Bridgewater-Raritan Regional $25,718; West New York $25,327; Jackson Township $25,007; Old Bridge Township Public Schools $24,246; South Brunswick $23,228; Brick Township $22,404; Township of Union $21,333; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.17.5k22.5k27.5k30kWayne Township Public Schools$27,309East Brunswick Public Schools$26,439Irvington$26,057Bridgewater-Raritan Regional$25,718West New York$25,327Jackson Township$25,007Old Bridge Township Public Schools$24,246South Brunswick$23,228Brick Township$22,404Township of Union$21,333State median, 1,000+ students $24,665

Where the money came from

$203,098,000 in revenue: 36.6% state, 57.6% local and 5.8% federal. Total spending including $2,023,000 of capital outlay was $205,062,000, or $25,329 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Old Bridge Township Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $74,299,000; Local $117,081,000; Federal $11,718,000; total $203,098,000.
  • State$74,299,000 37%
  • Local$117,081,000 58%
  • Federal$11,718,000 6%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 329 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

8,047 students in 2022-23, 7,830 students in 2023-24, 7,921 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Old Bridge Township Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,047, 2023-24: 7,830, 2024-25: 7,92102.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,0472023-247,8302024-257,921
Old Bridge Township Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,047, 2023-24: 7,830, 2024-25: 7,92102.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,0472023-247,8302024-257,921
Old Bridge Township Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,047, 2023-24: 7,830, 2024-25: 7,92102.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,0472023-247,8302024-257,921
Old Bridge Township Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 8,047, 2023-24: 7,830, 2024-25: 7,92102.5k5k7.5k10k2022-238,0472023-247,8302024-257,921

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-238,047662.512.1
2023-247,830665.811.8
2024-257,921653.812.1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$56,861,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,023 per student

Old Bridge Township Public Schools booked $56,861,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 671 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $84,804 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 77 in 100 New Jersey districts with a figure (state median $77,508, 569 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Jersey teacher salary at $79,045 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$40,604,00071.4%
Special education$11,395,00020.0%
Other programs$4,862,0008.6%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,799 in 2018-19, $6,589 in 2019-20, $6,848 in 2020-21, $7,102 in 2021-22, $7,023 in 2022-23.

Old Bridge Township Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,799, 2019-20: $6,589, 2020-21: $6,848, 2021-22: $7,102, 2022-23: $7,02302k4k6k8k2018-19$6,7992019-20$6,5892020-21$6,8482021-22$7,1022022-23$7,023
Old Bridge Township Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,799, 2019-20: $6,589, 2020-21: $6,848, 2021-22: $7,102, 2022-23: $7,02302k4k6k8k2018-19$6,7992019-20$6,5892020-21$6,8482021-22$7,1022022-23$7,023
Old Bridge Township Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,799, 2019-20: $6,589, 2020-21: $6,848, 2021-22: $7,102, 2022-23: $7,02302k4k6k8k2018-19$6,7992019-20$6,5892020-21$6,8482021-22$7,1022022-23$7,023
Old Bridge Township Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,799, 2019-20: $6,589, 2020-21: $6,848, 2021-22: $7,102, 2022-23: $7,02302k4k6k8k2018-19$6,7992019-20$6,5892020-21$6,8482021-22$7,1022022-23$7,023

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Old Bridge Township Public Schools scored proficient or above: 55% in reading and 43% in math, against 48.6% in reading and 35.5% in math across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNew JerseyStudents tested
Reading and language arts55%48.6%
Math43%35.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

92% of the 735 students in Old Bridge Township Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNew Jersey
Four-year graduation rate92%90.5%
Students in the class735106,157

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

11 elementary schools, 3,450 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
James A. McDivitt Elementary School53611.618.3%Not Title I
Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School42410.721.5%Not Title I
Memorial Elementary School38811.729.4%Targeted program
Madison Park Elementary School32811.232.3%Targeted program
William A. Miller Elementary School31414.925.5%Not Title I
Alan B. Shepard Elementary School27612.421.4%Targeted program
Walter M. Schirra Elementary School26811.413.4%Not Title I
Southwood Elementary School2659.121.9%Not Title I
M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School22411.59.8%Not Title I
Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School21612.641.2%Targeted program
Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School21112.521.8%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 middle schools, 1,812 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Carl Sandburg Middle School92611.324.8%Not Title I
Jonas Salk Middle School88611.419.6%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 2,659 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Old Bridge High School2,65913.621.2%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Old Bridge Township Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Old Bridge Township Public Schools

  1. New Jersey districts by spending per studentOld Bridge Township Public Schools ranks 182 of 329 New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($24,246).#182 of 329
  2. Every school district in New JerseyOld Bridge Township Public Schools is the number 25 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 8,096 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#25 of 672
  3. East Brunswick Public SchoolsThe next larger New Jersey district: 8,159 students in fall 2022, $26,439 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,439
  4. Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School DistrictThe next smaller New Jersey district: 8,049 students in fall 2022, $25,718 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,718
  5. Compare Old Bridge Township Public Schools with East Brunswick Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Old Bridge High School, its largest high school2,659 students in 2024-25, 13.6 per teacher.2,659
  7. Teacher salary spending across New JerseyOld Bridge Township Public Schools spent $84,804 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$84,804
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Old Bridge Township Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Old Bridge Township Public Schools?
    14 schools were open in 2024-25 (11 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high), enrolling 7,921 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Old Bridge Township Public Schools spend per student?
    $24,246 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New Jersey median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $24,665 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,220 per student, up 4.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Old Bridge Township Public Schools' money come from?
    $203,098,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 36.6% state, 57.6% local and 5.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Old Bridge Township Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 562 of the 10,049 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Old Bridge Township Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $56,861,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,023 per student. Divided by the 671 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $84,804 per teacher, more than 77 in 100 New Jersey districts (state median $77,508). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Jersey teacher salary at $79,045 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Old Bridge Township Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Old Bridge Township Public Schools scored proficient or above: 55% in reading and 43% in math, against 48.6% in reading and 35.5% in math across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Old Bridge Township Public Schools?
    92% of the 735 students in Old Bridge Township Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Old Bridge Township Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    3409270. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

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

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