Public schools in Passaic, NJ
Passaic has 19 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 4 high, 3 middle, 10 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 13,682 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Passaic City Public Schools runs 17 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Passaic's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Passaic | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passaic City Public Schools | 17 | 12,834 | $31,631 |
| Passaic Arts and Science Charter School | 1 | 1,944 | $19,282 |
| Northern Region Educational Services Commission | 1 | 124 | not reported |
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.
4 high schools in Passaic, 3,903 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passaic High School No. 12 | 2,484 | 15.0 | 98.4% | Passaic City Public Schools |
| Passaic Preparatory Academy | 710 | 13.5 | 100.0% | Passaic City Public Schools |
| Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering | 650 | 12.3 | 100.0% | Passaic City Public Schools |
| Hope Academy | 59 | 9.5 | 94.9% | Northern Region Educational Services Commission |
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.
3 middle schools in Passaic, 1,797 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20 | 742 | 13.5 | 100.0% | Passaic City Public Schools |
| Ellen Ochoa School Number 22 | 613 | 11.4 | 99.7% | Passaic City Public Schools |
| Muhammad Ali School Number 23 | 442 | 8.3 | 99.3% | Passaic City 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.
10 elementary schools in Passaic, 5,555 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25 | 903 | 17.7 | 99.1% | Passaic City Public Schools |
| William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 | 805 | 11.4 | 99.6% | Passaic City Public Schools |
| Mario Drago School No. 3 | 776 | 11.1 | 97.6% | Passaic City Public Schools |
| Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 6 | 754 | 10.5 | 99.5% | Passaic City Public Schools |
| Daniel F. Ryan Elementary School No. 19 | 590 | 11.1 | 99.8% | Passaic City Public Schools |
| Sonia Sotomayor School #21 | 499 | 10.4 | 100.0% | Passaic City Public Schools |
| Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 | 423 | 11.0 | 98.1% | Passaic City Public Schools |
| Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10 | 369 | 11.5 | 100.0% | Passaic City Public Schools |
| Ulysses S. Grant School No. 7 | 289 | 12.0 | 100.0% | Passaic City Public Schools |
| Vincent Capuana School No. 15 | 147 | 11.3 | 98.0% | Passaic City 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 other schools in Passaic, 2,427 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passaic Arts and Science Charter School | 2,175 | 13.6 | 61.6% | Passaic Arts and Science Charter School |
| Abraham Lincoln School Number 24 | 252 | 7.4 | 98.8% | Passaic City 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.
How Passaic's public schools compare with New Jersey's
The median Passaic school has 11.4 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the New Jersey median of 11.3. 81% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 31% across the state. Its median school enrolls 613 students (state 435).
| Passaic | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 11.4 | 11.3 |
| Median school size (students) | 613 | 435 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 81% | 31% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 95% | 8.1% |
| Charter schools | 5.3% | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 19 Passaic 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 Passaic
- Passaic City Public SchoolsRuns 17 of Passaic's 19 public schools and spent $31,631 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$31,631
- Passaic High School No. 12, the largest high school in Passaic2,484 students in 2024-25, 15.0 per teacher.2,484
- Compare Passaic City Public Schools with Passaic Arts and Science Charter SchoolPassaic'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 Passaic 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 Passaic
How many public schools are in Passaic, NJ?
19 public schools with an address in Passaic were open in 2024-25: 4 high, 3 middle, 10 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 13,682 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Passaic?
Passaic High School No. 12, with 2,484 students in 2024-25 (Passaic City Public Schools).Which districts run Passaic's schools?
Passaic City Public Schools (17 schools), Passaic Arts and Science Charter School (1 school), Northern Region Educational Services Commission (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