Atlantic City School District vs Newark Public School District

How do these districts compare?

Metric Atlantic City School District Newark Public School District
Location Atlantic City, New Jersey Newark, New Jersey
Total Enrollment 6,466 41,672
Number of Schools 11 63
Student:Teacher Ratio 10.1:1 12.8:1

Spending

Metric Atlantic City School District Newark Public School District
Per-Pupil Expenditure $33,086 $36,862
Federal Revenue 8.6% 9.9%
State Revenue 53.8% 79.3%
Local Revenue 37.5% 10.8%
Atlantic City School District
Federal State Local
Newark Public School District
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Atlantic City School District Newark Public School District
White 1.8% 4.6%
African American 34.1% 40.0%
Hispanic or Latino 45.9% 53.4%
Asian 15.6% 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Multiracial 2.2% 0.8%
Free/Reduced Lunch 83.8% 73.1%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Atlantic City School District Newark Public School District
AP Courses Offered 22 96
Schools with AP 1 13
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 434.6:1 480:1
Chronic Absenteeism 33.8% 25.3%

School Types

Atlantic City School District

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Newark Public School District

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.