Public schools in Phillipsburg, NJ
Phillipsburg has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, enrolling 5,108 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; Phillipsburg 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 Phillipsburg's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Phillipsburg | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillipsburg School District | 5 | 3,989 | $26,474 |
| Lopatcong Township School District | 2 | 738 | $19,793 |
| Pohatcong Township School District | 1 | 309 | $26,903 |
| Harmony Township School District | 1 | 187 | $36,898 |
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 Phillipsburg, 1,750 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillipsburg High School | 1,750 | 12.5 | 42.1% | Phillipsburg |
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 Phillipsburg, 971 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillipsburg Middle School | 636 | 10.4 | 68.1% | Phillipsburg |
| Lopatcong Township Middle School | 335 | 11.5 | 11.3% | Lopatcong 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.
6 elementary schools in Phillipsburg, 2,387 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillipsburg Elementary School | 621 | 8.4 | 69.4% | Phillipsburg |
| Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center | 449 | 9.4 | 67.7% | Phillipsburg |
| Philipsburg Primary School | 420 | 9.9 | 70.7% | Phillipsburg |
| Lopatcong Elementary School | 389 | 11.7 | 12.9% | Lopatcong Township |
| Pohatcong Township School | 318 | 10.1 | 29.6% | Pohatcong Township |
| Harmony Township School | 190 | 7.8 | 16.8% | Harmony 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 Phillipsburg's public schools compare with New Jersey's
The median Phillipsburg school has 10.1 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the New Jersey median of 11.3. 33% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 31% across the state. Its median school enrolls 420 students (state 435).
| Phillipsburg | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 10.1 | 11.3 |
| Median school size (students) | 420 | 435 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 33% | 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 Phillipsburg 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 Phillipsburg
- Phillipsburg School DistrictRuns 5 of Phillipsburg's 9 public schools and spent $26,474 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,474
- Phillipsburg High School, the largest high school in Phillipsburg1,750 students in 2024-25, 12.5 per teacher.1,750
- Compare Phillipsburg School District with Lopatcong Township School DistrictPhillipsburg'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 Phillipsburg 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 Phillipsburg
How many public schools are in Phillipsburg, NJ?
9 public schools with an address in Phillipsburg were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, enrolling 5,108 students.What is the largest high school in Phillipsburg?
Phillipsburg High School, with 1,750 students in 2024-25 (Phillipsburg School District).Which districts run Phillipsburg's schools?
Phillipsburg School District (5 schools), Lopatcong Township School District (2 schools), Pohatcong Township School District (1 school), Harmony Township 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