Public schools in Roselle, NJ
Roselle has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 3,157 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Roselle Public School District runs 7 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Roselle's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Roselle | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roselle Public School District | 7 | 2,922 | $25,254 |
| Union County Vocational-Technical School District | 1 | 1,668 | $23,098 |
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 Roselle, 936 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Clark High School | 926 | 15.2 | 71.2% | Roselle |
| Raymond J. Lesniak Experience Strength & Hope Recovery High School | 10 | 3.7 | 50.0% | Union County Vocational-Technical |
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 Roselle, 967 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard V Moore Middle School | 485 | 11.8 | 71.1% | Roselle |
| Grace Wilday Junior High School | 482 | 12.1 | 67.8% | Roselle |
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.
4 elementary schools in Roselle, 1,254 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School | 397 | 14.4 | 68.5% | Roselle |
| Harrison Elementary School | 325 | 10.5 | 74.2% | Roselle |
| Dr. Charles C. Polk School | 315 | 9.8 | 68.9% | Roselle |
| Kindergarten Success Academy | 217 | 12.8 | 55.3% | Roselle |
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 Roselle's public schools compare with New Jersey's
The median Roselle school has 11.9 students per full-time teacher, more than the New Jersey median of 11.3. 88% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 31% across the state. Its median school enrolls 361 students (state 435).
| Roselle | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 11.9 | 11.3 |
| Median school size (students) | 361 | 435 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 88% | 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 8 Roselle 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 Roselle
- Roselle Public School DistrictRuns 7 of Roselle's 8 public schools and spent $25,254 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,254
- Abraham Clark High School, the largest high school in Roselle926 students in 2024-25, 15.2 per teacher.926
- Compare Roselle Public School District with Union County Vocational-Technical School DistrictRoselle'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 Roselle 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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- Trenton34 schools
- Hamilton26 schools
- Camden22 schools
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Questions about schools in Roselle
How many public schools are in Roselle, NJ?
8 public schools with an address in Roselle were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 3,157 students.What is the largest high school in Roselle?
Abraham Clark High School, with 926 students in 2024-25 (Roselle Public School District).Which districts run Roselle's schools?
Roselle Public School District (7 schools), Union County Vocational-Technical 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