Public schools in Scotch Plains, NJ
Scotch Plains has 15 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 8 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 7,470 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools runs 8 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Scotch Plains's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Scotch Plains | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools | 8 | 5,646 | $20,926 |
| Union County Vocational-Technical School District | 6 | 1,668 | $23,098 |
| Union County Educational Services Commission | 1 | 312 | 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.
8 high schools in Scotch Plains, 3,359 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School | 1,562 | 13.4 | 4.4% | Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools |
| Union County Tech | 502 | 20.4 | 7.6% | Union County Vocational-Technical |
| Academy For Allied Health Sciences | 308 | 20.2 | 7.5% | Union County Vocational-Technical |
| Academy For Information Technology | 307 | 21.3 | 5.5% | Union County Vocational-Technical |
| Union County Magnet High School | 297 | 20.0 | 7.1% | Union County Vocational-Technical |
| Academy For Performing Arts | 242 | 16.0 | 4.5% | Union County Vocational-Technical |
| Hillcrest Academy-North | 74 | 7.8 | 59.5% | Union County Educational Services Commission |
| Union County Career & Technical Institute | 67 | 2.8 | 10.4% | 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 Scotch Plains, 1,735 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School | 913 | 10.9 | 6.9% | Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools |
| Terrill Middle School | 822 | 11.0 | 1.5% | Scotch Plains-Fanwood 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.
5 elementary schools in Scotch Plains, 2,376 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William J. McGinn Elementary School | 543 | 12.8 | 0.7% | Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools |
| J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School | 526 | 12.0 | 3.0% | Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools |
| Evergreen Elementary School | 449 | 12.1 | 2.2% | Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools |
| Howard B. Brunner Elementary School | 434 | 13.0 | 3.7% | Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools |
| School One Elementary | 424 | 12.4 | 8.3% | Scotch Plains-Fanwood 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 Scotch Plains's public schools compare with New Jersey's
The median Scotch Plains school has 12.9 students per full-time teacher, more than the New Jersey median of 11.3. 27% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 31% across the state. Its median school enrolls 434 students (state 435).
| Scotch Plains | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 12.9 | 11.3 |
| Median school size (students) | 434 | 435 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 27% | 31% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 6.7% | 8.1% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 15 Scotch Plains 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 Scotch Plains
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public SchoolsRuns 8 of Scotch Plains's 15 public schools and spent $20,926 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,926
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, the largest high school in Scotch Plains1,562 students in 2024-25, 13.4 per teacher.1,562
- Compare Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools with Union County Vocational-Technical School DistrictScotch Plains'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 Scotch Plains 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 Scotch Plains
How many public schools are in Scotch Plains, NJ?
15 public schools with an address in Scotch Plains were open in 2024-25: 8 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 7,470 students.What is the largest high school in Scotch Plains?
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, with 1,562 students in 2024-25 (Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools).Which districts run Scotch Plains's schools?
Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools (8 schools), Union County Vocational-Technical School District (6 schools), Union County 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