Public schools in Somerset, NJ

Somerset has 10 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 7,603 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Franklin Township 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 Somerset's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in SomersetDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Franklin Township Public Schools87,309$26,100
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School11,288$17,361
Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School1604$16,874

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 Somerset, 2,134 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Franklin High School2,13411.942.4%Franklin Township 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 middle schools in Somerset, 1,379 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus78710.047.8%Franklin Township Public Schools
Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street Campus5928.546.1%Franklin Township 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 Somerset, 2,081 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Elizabeth Avenue School54110.044.4%Franklin Township Public Schools
Hillcrest School4399.351.9%Franklin Township Public Schools
MacAfee Road School40510.226.9%Franklin Township Public Schools
Conerly Road School3509.726.3%Franklin Township Public Schools
Pine Grove Manor School3468.564.7%Franklin Township 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 Somerset, 2,009 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Central Jersey College Prep Charter School1,39612.025.9%Central Jersey College Prep Charter School
Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School61315.314.0%Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School

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 Somerset's public schools compare with New Jersey's

The median Somerset school has 10.0 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the New Jersey median of 11.3. 60% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 31% across the state. Its median school enrolls 567 students (state 435).

Somerset against New Jersey, schools open in 2024-25 with students
SomersetNew Jersey
Median students per teacher10.011.3
Median school size (students)567435
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)60%31%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%8.1%
Charter schools20%3.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 10 Somerset 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 Somerset

  1. Franklin Township Public SchoolsRuns 8 of Somerset's 10 public schools and spent $26,100 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,100
  2. Franklin High School, the largest high school in Somerset2,134 students in 2024-25, 11.9 per teacher.2,134
  3. Compare Franklin Township Public Schools with Central Jersey College Prep Charter SchoolSomerset's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in New JerseyNew Jersey's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Somerset 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

  1. Newark78 schools
  2. Jersey City52 schools
  3. Paterson46 schools
  4. Elizabeth38 schools
  5. Trenton34 schools
  6. Hamilton26 schools
  7. Camden22 schools
  8. East Orange21 schools

Questions about schools in Somerset

  1. How many public schools are in Somerset, NJ?
    10 public schools with an address in Somerset were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 7,603 students. 2 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Somerset?
    Franklin High School, with 2,134 students in 2024-25 (Franklin Township Public Schools).
  3. Which districts run Somerset's schools?
    Franklin Township Public Schools (8 schools), Central Jersey College Prep Charter School (1 school), Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School (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

Compiled from official source data by .