Essex County Schools of Technology

Public school district · Essex County · New Jersey · NCES district ID 3404800

Essex County Schools of Technology spent $32,017 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 95% of the other New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $24,665). Its 3 schools enrolled 2,189 students in 2024-25; 60.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $33,786 per student, up 5.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 97% (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 Essex County Schools of Technology in enrollment (2,005 to 2,044 students) and Essex County Schools of Technology itself.

Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Essex County Schools of Technology, FY23Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High $33,415; Essex County Schools of Technology $32,017; Great Oaks Legacy Charter School $26,962; New Milford $25,774; Burlington County Institute of Technology $25,706; Roselle Park $24,985; KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation $24,884; Wyckoff $24,320; Middlesex Borough $23,220; North Arlington $19,613; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k30k35kRamapo Indian Hills Regional H…$33,415Essex County Schools of Techno…$32,017Great Oaks Legacy Charter Scho…$26,962New Milford$25,774Burlington County Institute of…$25,706Roselle Park$24,985KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Je…$24,884Wyckoff$24,320Middlesex Borough$23,220North Arlington$19,613State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Essex County Schools of Technology, FY23Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High $33,415; Essex County Schools of Technology $32,017; Great Oaks Legacy Charter School $26,962; New Milford $25,774; Burlington County Institute of Technology $25,706; Roselle Park $24,985; KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation $24,884; Wyckoff $24,320; Middlesex Borough $23,220; North Arlington $19,613; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k20k25k30k35kRamapo Indian Hills Regional High$33,415Essex County Schools of Technology$32,017Great Oaks Legacy Charter School$26,962New Milford$25,774Burlington County Institute of Tech…$25,706Roselle Park$24,985KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey …$24,884Wyckoff$24,320Middlesex Borough$23,220North Arlington$19,613State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Essex County Schools of Technology, FY23Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High $33,415; Essex County Schools of Technology $32,017; Great Oaks Legacy Charter School $26,962; New Milford $25,774; Burlington County Institute of Technology $25,706; Roselle Park $24,985; KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation $24,884; Wyckoff $24,320; Middlesex Borough $23,220; North Arlington $19,613; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k25k35kRamapo Indian Hills Regional High$33,415Essex County Schools of Technology$32,017Great Oaks Legacy Charter School$26,962New Milford$25,774Burlington County Institute of Technology$25,706Roselle Park$24,985KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofi…$24,884Wyckoff$24,320Middlesex Borough$23,220North Arlington$19,613State median, 1,000+ students $24,665
Current spending per student, New Jersey districts closest in size to Essex County Schools of Technology, FY23Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High $33,415; Essex County Schools of Technology $32,017; Great Oaks Legacy Charter School $26,962; New Milford $25,774; Burlington County Institute of Technology $25,706; Roselle Park $24,985; KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation $24,884; Wyckoff $24,320; Middlesex Borough $23,220; North Arlington $19,613; State median, 1,000+ students $24,665.15k25k35kRamapo Indian Hills Regional High$33,415Essex County Schools of Technology$32,017Great Oaks Legacy Charter School$26,962New Milford$25,774Burlington County Institute of Technolo…$25,706Roselle Park$24,985KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonp…$24,884Wyckoff$24,320Middlesex Borough$23,220North Arlington$19,613State median, 1,000+ students $24,665

Where the money came from

$84,013,000 in revenue: 60.9% state, 29.8% local and 9.3% federal. Total spending including $41,639,000 of capital outlay was $114,099,000, or $56,457 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Essex County Schools of Technology revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $51,194,000; Local $24,999,000; Federal $7,820,000; total $84,013,000.
  • State$51,194,000 61%
  • Local$24,999,000 30%
  • Federal$7,820,000 9%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,017 students in 2022-23, 2,045 students in 2023-24, 2,189 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Essex County Schools of Technology enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,017, 2023-24: 2,045, 2024-25: 2,18901k2k3k2022-232,0172023-242,0452024-252,189
Essex County Schools of Technology enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,017, 2023-24: 2,045, 2024-25: 2,18901k2k3k2022-232,0172023-242,0452024-252,189
Essex County Schools of Technology enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,017, 2023-24: 2,045, 2024-25: 2,18901k2k3k2022-232,0172023-242,0452024-252,189
Essex County Schools of Technology enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,017, 2023-24: 2,045, 2024-25: 2,18901k2k3k2022-232,0172023-242,0452024-252,189

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,017185.010.9
2023-242,045182.011.2
2024-252,189184.011.9

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Essex County Schools of Technology scored proficient or above: 61% in reading and 34% 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 arts61%48.6%
Math34%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

97% of the 568 students in Essex County Schools of Technology'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 rate97%90.5%
Students in the class568106,157

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.

3 high schools, 2,189 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology1,23013.263.5%Schoolwide program
Essex County Newark Tech60610.872.4%Schoolwide program
Essex County West Caldwell Tech35310.156.4%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.

Contact Essex County Schools of Technology

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 Essex County Schools of Technology

  1. New Jersey districts by spending per studentEssex County Schools of Technology ranks 18 of 329 New Jersey districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($32,017).#18 of 329
  2. Every school district in New JerseyEssex County Schools of Technology is the number 205 by size of 672 New Jersey districts, with 2,021 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#205 of 672
  3. KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit CorporationThe next larger New Jersey district: 2,026 students in fall 2022, $24,884 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,884
  4. Great Oaks Legacy Charter SchoolThe next smaller New Jersey district: 2,012 students in fall 2022, $26,962 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,962
  5. Compare Essex County Schools of Technology with KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit CorporationEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology, its largest high school1,230 students in 2024-25, 13.2 per teacher.1,230
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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 Essex County Schools of Technology

  1. How many schools and students are in Essex County Schools of Technology?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 high), enrolling 2,189 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Essex County Schools of Technology spend per student?
    $32,017 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 $33,786 per student, up 5.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Essex County Schools of Technology's money come from?
    $84,013,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 60.9% state, 29.8% local and 9.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Essex County Schools of Technology do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Essex County Schools of Technology scored proficient or above: 61% in reading and 34% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate in Essex County Schools of Technology?
    97% of the 568 students in Essex County Schools of Technology'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.
  6. What is Essex County Schools of Technology's NCES district ID?
    3404800. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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
  • 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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