Camden City School District

Public school district · Camden County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3402640

Camden City School District spent $37,096 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 98% of the other New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $24,665). Its 16 schools enrolled 5,871 students in 2024-25; 79.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $41,480 per student, up 11.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 65% (New Jersey: 90.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among New Jersey districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Camden City in enrollment (6,811 to 7,354 students) and Camden City itself.

Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Camden City, FY23Camden City $37,096; West Orange Public Schools $30,537; Parsippany-Troy Hills Township $26,730; Franklin Township Public Schools $26,100; Washington Township $24,673; South Orange-Maplewood $24,186; Monroe Township $23,431; Hillsborough Township Public Schools $22,407; North Bergen $21,963; Piscataway Township Schools $21,451; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k30k35k40kCamden City$37,096West Orange Public Schools$30,537Parsippany-Troy Hills Township$26,730Franklin Township Public Schoo…$26,100Washington Township$24,673South Orange-Maplewood$24,186Monroe Township$23,431Hillsborough Township Public S…$22,407North Bergen$21,963Piscataway Township Schools$21,451State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Camden City, FY23Camden City $37,096; West Orange Public Schools $30,537; Parsippany-Troy Hills Township $26,730; Franklin Township Public Schools $26,100; Washington Township $24,673; South Orange-Maplewood $24,186; Monroe Township $23,431; Hillsborough Township Public Schools $22,407; North Bergen $21,963; Piscataway Township Schools $21,451; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k30k35k40kCamden City$37,096West Orange Public Schools$30,537Parsippany-Troy Hills Township$26,730Franklin Township Public Schools$26,100Washington Township$24,673South Orange-Maplewood$24,186Monroe Township$23,431Hillsborough Township Public Schools$22,407North Bergen$21,963Piscataway Township Schools$21,451State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Camden City, FY23Camden City $37,096; West Orange Public Schools $30,537; Parsippany-Troy Hills Township $26,730; Franklin Township Public Schools $26,100; Washington Township $24,673; South Orange-Maplewood $24,186; Monroe Township $23,431; Hillsborough Township Public Schools $22,407; North Bergen $21,963; Piscataway Township Schools $21,451; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k25k35k40kCamden City$37,096West Orange Public Schools$30,537Parsippany-Troy Hills Township$26,730Franklin Township Public Schools$26,100Washington Township$24,673South Orange-Maplewood$24,186Monroe Township$23,431Hillsborough Township Public Schools$22,407North Bergen$21,963Piscataway Township Schools$21,451State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Camden City, FY23Camden City $37,096; West Orange Public Schools $30,537; Parsippany-Troy Hills Township $26,730; Franklin Township Public Schools $26,100; Washington Township $24,673; South Orange-Maplewood $24,186; Monroe Township $23,431; Hillsborough Township Public Schools $22,407; North Bergen $21,963; Piscataway Township Schools $21,451; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k25k35k40kCamden City$37,096West Orange Public Schools$30,537Parsippany-Troy Hills Township$26,730Franklin Township Public Schools$26,100Washington Township$24,673South Orange-Maplewood$24,186Monroe Township$23,431Hillsborough Township Public Schools$22,407North Bergen$21,963Piscataway Township Schools$21,451State median, 1,000+ students $24,665

Where the money came from

$486,765,000 in revenue: 79.8% state, 3.7% local and 16.6% federal. Total spending including $1,329,000 of capital outlay was $350,079,000, or $49,314 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Camden City School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $388,366,000; Local $17,827,000; Federal $80,572,000; total $486,765,000.
  • State$388,366,000 80%
  • Local$17,827,000 4%
  • Federal$80,572,000 17%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 329 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

5,858 students in 2022-23, 5,964 students in 2023-24, 5,871 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Camden City School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,858, 2023-24: 5,964, 2024-25: 5,87102k4k6k2022-235,8582023-245,9642024-255,871
Camden City School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,858, 2023-24: 5,964, 2024-25: 5,87102k4k6k2022-235,8582023-245,9642024-255,871
Camden City School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,858, 2023-24: 5,964, 2024-25: 5,87102k4k6k2022-235,8582023-245,9642024-255,871
Camden City School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,858, 2023-24: 5,964, 2024-25: 5,87102k4k6k2022-235,8582023-245,9642024-255,871

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-235,858664.58.8
2023-245,964684.58.7
2024-255,871636.09.2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$56,348,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,937 per student

Camden City School District booked $56,348,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 682 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $82,682 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 70 in 100 New Jersey districts with a figure (state median $77,508, 569 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Jersey teacher salary at $79,045 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$41,441,00073.5%
Special education$10,880,00019.3%
Other programs$4,027,0007.1%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $7,480 in 2018-19, $7,305 in 2019-20, $7,088 in 2020-21, $7,824 in 2021-22, $7,937 in 2022-23.

Camden City School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,480, 2019-20: $7,305, 2020-21: $7,088, 2021-22: $7,824, 2022-23: $7,93702k4k6k8k2018-19$7,4802019-20$7,3052020-21$7,0882021-22$7,8242022-23$7,937
Camden City School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,480, 2019-20: $7,305, 2020-21: $7,088, 2021-22: $7,824, 2022-23: $7,93702k4k6k8k2018-19$7,4802019-20$7,3052020-21$7,0882021-22$7,8242022-23$7,937
Camden City School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,480, 2019-20: $7,305, 2020-21: $7,088, 2021-22: $7,824, 2022-23: $7,93702k4k6k8k2018-19$7,4802019-20$7,3052020-21$7,0882021-22$7,8242022-23$7,937
Camden City School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,480, 2019-20: $7,305, 2020-21: $7,088, 2021-22: $7,824, 2022-23: $7,93702k4k6k8k2018-19$7,4802019-20$7,3052020-21$7,0882021-22$7,8242022-23$7,937

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Camden City School District scored proficient or above: 10% in reading and 5% in math, against 48.6% in reading and 35.5% in math across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNew JerseyStudents tested
Reading and language arts10%48.6%
Math5%35.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

65% of the 496 students in Camden City School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNew Jersey
Four-year graduation rate65%90.5%
Students in the class496106,157

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

9 elementary schools, 3,887 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Octavio V. Catto Community Family School59310.456.5%Schoolwide program
Thomas H. Dudley Family School54911.749.2%Schoolwide program
Dr. Henry H. Davis Elementary School51510.144.5%Schoolwide program
Veterans Memorial Family School4749.347.3%Schoolwide program
Cooper's Poynt Family School3818.562.5%Schoolwide program
Henry B. Wilson Family School3779.166.8%Schoolwide program
Riletta Twyne Cream Early Childhood Center34910.473.6%Schoolwide program
Forest Hill School3399.263.7%Schoolwide program
Yorkship Elementary School3107.856.8%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 203 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Morgan Village Middle School2038.169.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

5 high schools, 1,475 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
East Side High School5129.737.1%Schoolwide program
Camden High School4258.954.4%Schoolwide program
Creative Arts High School2097.146.9%Schoolwide program
Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School1797.657.0%Schoolwide program
Camden Big Picture Learning Academy1508.149.3%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 306 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Early Childhood Development Center3068.444.1%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Camden City School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Camden City School District

  1. New Jersey districts by spending per studentCamden City School District ranks 7 of 329 New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($37,096).#7 of 329
  2. Every school district in New JerseyCamden City School District is the number 39 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 7,099 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#39 of 672
  3. Washington Township School DistrictThe next larger New Jersey district: 7,199 students in fall 2022, $24,673 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,673
  4. Parsippany-Troy Hills Township School DistrictThe next smaller New Jersey district: 7,067 students in fall 2022, $26,730 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,730
  5. Compare Camden City School District with Washington Township School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. East Side High School, its largest high school512 students in 2024-25, 9.7 per teacher.512
  7. Teacher salary spending across New JerseyCamden City School District spent $82,682 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $77,508); spending, not a salary.$82,682
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Camden City School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Camden City School District?
    16 schools were open in 2024-25 (9 elementary, 1 middle, 5 high, 1 other), enrolling 5,871 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Camden City School District spend per student?
    $37,096 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New Jersey median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $24,665 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $41,480 per student, up 11.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Camden City School District's money come from?
    $486,765,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 79.8% state, 3.7% local and 16.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Camden City School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 5,539 of the 15,070 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 36.8%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Camden City School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $56,348,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,937 per student. Divided by the 682 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $82,682 per teacher, more than 70 in 100 New Jersey districts (state median $77,508). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Jersey teacher salary at $79,045 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Camden City School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Camden City School District scored proficient or above: 10% in reading and 5% in math, against 48.6% in reading and 35.5% in math across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Camden City School District?
    65% of the 496 students in Camden City School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.5% across New Jersey. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Camden City School District's NCES district ID?
    3402640. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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